| 1. | What is Dementia? | |
| Characteristics of Dementia | ||
| Primary Causes of Dementia | ||
| Other Causes of Dementia | ||
| Cognitive Problems that aren’t Dementia | ||
| Risk Factors of Dementia | ||
| Assessing the Changes | ||
| 2. | What to Expect as you Grow Older | |
| Addressing a Common Question | ||
| Physical Changes with Normal Aging | ||
| Your Brain and How it Works | ||
| Cognitive Changes with Normal Aging | ||
| A Littler Reassurance | ||
| 3. | Diagnosing Dementia | |
| The Importance of Early Diagnosis | ||
| Criteria for a Diagnosis | ||
| Common Diagnostic Procedures | ||
| Possible Diagnostic Procedures | ||
| Diagnosing a Type of Dementia | ||
| What Happens After Diagnosis | ||
| 4. | The Basics of Alzheimer’s Disease | |
| How Alzheimer’s Disease Develops | ||
| Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease | ||
| Criteria for a Diagnosis | ||
| Conditions that may Accompany Alzheimer’s | ||
| Alzheimer’s and Other Forms of Dementia | ||
| Advancing our Understanding | ||
| 5. | Biological Basis of Alzheimer’s | |
| Plaques and Tangles | ||
| Contributing Factors | ||
| Genetic Factors Affecting Alzheimer’s Disease | ||
| A Complicated Process | ||
| 6. | Treatment of Alzheimer’s | |
| Working Toward Treatment Goals | ||
| Medications for Cognitive Symptoms | ||
| Strategies for Behavioral Symptoms | ||
| Medication Therapies for Behavioral Symptoms | ||
| A Good Perspective | ||
| 7. | Frontotemporal dementia | |
| Types of Frontotemporal Dementia | ||
| What Goes on Inside the Brain | ||
| Signs and Symptoms | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| Treatment | ||
| Moving Ahead | ||
| 8. | Dementia with Lewy Bodies | |
| Overview | ||
| Signs and Symptoms | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| Treatment | ||
| All for one, One for all | ||
| 9. | Vascular Cognitive Impairment | |
| Overview | ||
| Mechanisms of the Disease Process | ||
| Signs and Symptoms | ||
| Risk Factors | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| Treatment and Prevention | ||
| Positive Steps Toward Prevention | ||
| 10. | Other Causes of Dementia | |
| Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus | ||
| Huntington’s Disease | ||
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | ||
| Dementia Associated with Other Disorders | ||
| Many Causes | ||
| 11. | Mild Cognitive Impairment | |
| Subcategories of MCI | ||
| Causes | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| Outcome | ||
| Inside the MCI Brain | ||
| Treatment | ||
| Making Progress | ||
| 12. | Staying Mentally Sharp | |
| Effects of Aging on Brain Function | ||
| Strategies for Staying Mentally Sharp | ||
| Focus on Solutions | ||
| 13. | Research Trends | |
| Causes | ||
| Early Diagnosis | ||
| Treatment and Prevention | ||
| Lifestyle Factors | ||
| Keeping it all in Perspective | ||