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    What causes dementia?

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    Alzheimer's Australia

    Alzheimer’s Australia is the charity for people with dementia and their families and carers. As the peak body, it provides advocacy, support services, education and … View Profile

    There are many different illnesses that cause dementia symptoms. The most common are: Alzheimer's disease, Vascular damage (‘mini strokes’, that cause symptoms known as ‘Vascular dementia’), Parkinson's disease, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Fronto Temporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Huntington's disease, Alcohol related dementia (Korsakoff's syndrome) and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.

    Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia accounting for between 50 – 70% of all dementia cases.

    In many cases, the illnesses that cause dementia can start many years, or even decades before the first dementia symptoms appear

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