The right diagnosis of dementia may help provide answers to some frustrating changes in one’s memory, communication skills and behaviour. Early diagnosis of dementia also opens more doors to early treatment, future care and planning, and in making important life-changing decisions.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Among the many types of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common. Incidence in Singapore accounts for 60% to 80% of cases. Alzheimer’s usually affects a complex part of the brain called the hippocampus. It is where memory and everyday learning are stored. Damage to the hippocampus could lead to problems in long-term declarative memory, which refers to remembering facts and events in everyday life and memory involving actions and skills.
Seek our help or visit a doctor without hesitation if short-term memory loss persists. It may include constant difficulty with keeping track of a wallet, paying bills, planning and preparing meals, or remembering dates and appointments.
Vascular Dementia
Did you know that Vascular Dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia in Singapore? It represents nearly half or 45.5% of dementia cases in the community. Yet many have never heard of it.
Vascular dementia pertains to diseased blood vessels that can no longer supply blood to brain cells. This condition could lead to a decline in mental faculties and progressive memory loss.
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Also known as Lewy Body Dementia, DLB is one type of progressive dementia caused by clumps of protein (Lewy bodies) in the brain cells. Named after F H Lewy, the German doctor who first identified them, DLB shares symptoms with Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease, which is why DLB is often wrongly diagnosed.
Fronto-temporal Dementia
Fronto-temporal dementia affects the front and sides of the brain (the frontal and temporal lobes) causing problems with behaviour and language. Like other types of dementia, fronto-temporal dementia tends to develop slowly and gradually worsens over several years.
Mixed Dementia
There are incidences of persons being diagnosed with a combination of two or more types of dementia. The two more common mixes of dementia are Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies.
Early-Onset Dementia
More and more Singaporeans are being diagnosed with dementia at a younger age. An estimated number of up to 4,000 people in Singapore have early-onset dementia. The two leading causes of early-onset dementia are Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia.
The right diagnosis of dementia may help provide answers to some frustrating changes in one’s memory, communication skills, and behaviour. Early diagnosis of dementia also opens more doors to early treatment, future care and planning, and in making important life-changing decisions.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Among the many types of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common. Incidence in Singapore accounts for 60% to 80% of cases. Alzheimer’s usually affects a complex part of the brain called the hippocampus. It is where memory and everyday learning are stored. Damage to the hippocampus could lead to problems in long-term declarative memory, which refers to remembering facts and events in everyday life and memory involving actions and skills.
Seek our help or visit a doctor without hesitation if short-term memory loss persists. It may include constant difficulty with keeping track of a wallet, paying bills, planning and preparing meals, or remembering dates and appointments.
Vascular Dementia
Did you know that Vascular Dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia in Singapore? It represents nearly half or 45.5% of dementia cases in the community. Yet many have never heard of it.
Vascular dementia pertains to diseased blood vessels that can no longer supply blood to brain cells. This condition could lead to a decline in mental faculties and progressive memory loss.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Among the many types of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common. Incidence in Singapore accounts for 60% to 80% of cases. Alzheimer’s usually affects a complex part of the brain called the hippocampus. It is where memory and everyday learning are stored. Damage to the hippocampus could lead to problems in long-term declarative memory, which refers to remembering facts and events in everyday life and memory involving actions and skills.
Seek our help or visit a doctor without hesitation if short-term memory loss persists. It may include constant difficulty with keeping track of a wallet, paying bills, planning and preparing meals, or remembering dates and appointments.
Vascular Dementia
Did you know that Vascular Dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia in Singapore? It represents nearly half or 45.5% of dementia cases in the community. Yet many have never heard of it.
Vascular dementia pertains to diseased blood vessels that can no longer supply blood to brain cells. This condition could lead to a decline in mental faculties and progressive memory loss.
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Also known as Lewy Body Dementia, DLB is one type of progressive dementia caused by clumps of protein (Lewy bodies) in the brain cells. Named after F H Lewy, the German doctor who first identified them, DLB shares symptoms with Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease, which is why DLB is often wrongly diagnosed.
Fronto-temporal Dementia
Fronto-temporal dementia affects the front and sides of the brain (the frontal and temporal lobes) causing problems with behaviour and language. Like other types of dementia, fronto-temporal dementia tends to develop slowly and gradually worsens over several years.
Mixed Dementia
There are incidences of persons being diagnosed with a combination of two or more types of dementia. The two more common mixes of dementia are Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies.
Early-Onset Dementia
More and more Singaporeans are being diagnosed with dementia at a younger age. An estimated number of up to 4,000 people in Singapore have early-onset dementia. The two leading causes of early-onset dementia are Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia.