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The Memory Disorders Clinic treats the following conditions, in addition to other neurobehavioral disorders that cause memory loss and all types of dementias.
AIDS-Dementia Complex
AIDS dementia, or HIV-associated dementia, is a serious symptom of AIDS that is usually seen in later stages of the disease. It's caused by the HIV virus spreading to the brain.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive loss of brain cell function and number, resulting in symptoms like confusion, loss of memory and social skills, and overall brain function (dementia). Most often seen in older adults, genetics (runs in the family) and lifestyle seem to play a factor. Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's than men. Depending on the person, it can progress slowly or quickly, and there is no cure.
Frontotemporal dementia is a type of dementia causes by damage to neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This rare type of dementia occurs at a younger age than other types of dementia, often in people 45 to 64 years old.
Memory disorders are a group of disorders that cause dementia and brain function impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, (front part of the brain), Lewy body dementia (visions of objects that are not there).
