4 Most Common Types of Dementia in Aging

Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, goes beyond Alzheimer’s disease to explain the most common types of dementia in older adults, and how doctors diagnose the specific type of dementia. She also covers mixed dementia and less common causes of dementia. Learn the most common early symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia, vascular dementia, and Lewy body dementia, plus what we know about treating dementia in older adults. You’ll also learn about the newest (yet common) types of dementia pathology, such as LATE, hippocampal sclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 The main types of dementia in aging
02:11 What is dementia & is it common?
06:15 What causes dementia?
14:15 Alzheimer’s & dementia
15:56 Vascular dementia
19:03 Lewy body dementia
23:08 Other causes of dementia in aging
28:01 Less common causes of dementia
29:36 Which dementias can be treated?
31:06 Mixed dementia & autopsy research
38:07 When does diagnosing the type of dementia matter?
39:09 Current dementia treatment options
42:06 Dr. K’s approach to dementia types
47:35 The best ways to treat dementia
52:26 Recap
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[@rgarlinyc]

Very well explained and helpfully laid out Dr Kernisan, thank you.

[@juliegotshaw]

Another excellent video Dr. Kernisan. Very helpful information. Thank you very much.

[@inaee2661]

I literally have an exam on these in 3 days. You are saving me. Would you have anything on frontotemporal dementia by any chance?

[@dls6641]

Very informative site. Curious - what is the small round item on the shelf behind your right shoulder?

[@FranceMarie1]

Always great information. Thank you! As far as looking at cause, treatment, and how lifestyle might affect trajectory of the disease, do you have any clients with Alzheimer's/Dementia using the Bredeson protocol and it helping to slow decline, or who tried it with no positive effects?

[@TonusFabri2024]

I recently came across an unusual suggestion to self-manage vascular degeneration: humming! I wonder if you have seen anything about this; I omitted to jot down the cite. Apparently humming encourages the body's nitric oxide production, which dilates the arteries; whether this translates to ameliorating CVD I don't know, but it it ties in to ancient traditions of some eastern religious orders. It's certainly inexpensive to try!

[@chrispasson1940]

I also have heard about possible benefits of humming

[@joseenoel8093]

Pls note ageing is spelt with an e!

[@BetterHealthWhileAging]

Not in American English; UK spelling does include the e.