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 Scientists have developed what they claim is a 15-minute online test which can help detect the early signs of Alzheimer's disease. A team at Oxford University has developed the online quiz called the Cognitive Function Test which it claims could help diagnose the most common form of dementia perhaps years earlier than it might normally be spotted... Click here to visit our Dementia news pages... Click here to browse our recommended Dementia books... Click here to browse our Dementia video library...

 
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Facts About Dementia Causing Conditions 

The U.K Alzheimer's Society has one of the most comprehensive fact sheet listings I've found on dementias. I have reproduced the list here (with a few additions when I have been aware of other useful information web pages)  so that you can quickly find answers to your questions about dementia.

Please be aware that some of the information sheets are location specific, so you should always check if the information applies in your area by checking with local organisations.

What is dementia? (400)

What is Alzheimer's disease? (401)

What is vascular dementia? (402)

What is dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)? (403)

What is fronto-temporal dementia (including Pick's disease)? (404)

Genetics and dementia (405)

Aluminium and Alzheimer's disease (406)

Drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease (407)

Dementia: drugs used to relieve depression and behavioural symptoms (408)

The later stages of dementia (417)

What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? (427)

Learning disabilities and dementia (430)

Complementary and alternative medicine and dementia (434)

What is Korsakoff's syndrome? (438)

Younger people with dementia (440)

Rarer causes of dementia (442)

Depression (444)

What is HIV-related cognitive impairment? (446)

Am I at risk of developing dementia? (450)

The brain and behaviour (456)

The progression of dementia (458)

Mild cognitive impairment (470)

What is posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)? (479)

Hallucinations in people with dementia (520)

Visuoperceptual difficulties in dementia (527)

Brain Tour (US Alzheimer Association)

Volunteering for research into dementia (409)

Brain tissue donations (410)

Voluntary organisations (412)

Adaptations, improvements and repairs to the home (428)

Equipment to help with disability (429)

The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) (436)

Assistive technology (437)

Driving and dementia (439)

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