Characteristics of other diseases

There are a number of diseases that contribute dementia. Here we just mention a few of them since they do not affect as many people as the four above mentioned types

• Alcohol-related dementia: Dementia caused by alcohol abuse does not constitute a well-defined disease state. It is uncertain whether it is alcohol itself that has a lasting harmful effect on the brain or whether the harm is caused by the unhealthy lifestyle often associated with alcohol abuse.
• Huntington’s disease is a pronounced hereditary disease. At Huntington’s Disease, there is often a mixture of neurological and psychiatric symptoms and often dementia in the late stages. Symptoms may vary from person to person, but there are usually different degrees of involuntary chorea, uncertain gait and possibly more twisting movements (dystonia). Dementia is not seen in everyone. It develops slowly and only later in the process. In addition, delusions and depression may occur.
• Disseminated sclerosis is a disease in which the body makes an inflammation reaction (inflammation) that destroys the isolation around the nerve threads. Disseminated sclerosis can develop dementia. There are also other rare inflammatory diseases that can affect the brain and cause dementia
• Certain heavy metal poisons, including lead and mercury, and prolonged exposure to organic solvents can cause memory and concentration weakness as well as dementia.
• These diseases are rare causes of dementia. There are different types of body metabolism processes that can affect the brain, so it causes dementia symptoms.