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Dementia

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  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Huntington's disease
  • Vascular dementia
  • Dementia with Lewy bodies
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (prion disease)
  • Corticobasal degeneration
  • Mild cognitive impairment
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  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Huntington's disease
  • Vascular dementia
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  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (prion disease)
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  • Mild cognitive impairment
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What is dementia?

We all forget things as we get older. Many older people have a slight loss of memory that doesn't affect their daily lives. But memory loss that gets worse may mean that you have dementia.

Dementia is a loss of mental skills that affects your daily life. It can cause problems with your memory and how well you can think and plan. Usually dementia gets worse over time. How long this takes is different for each person. Some people stay the same for years. Others lose skills quickly.

Your chances of having dementia rise as you get older. But this doesn't mean that everyone will get it.

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Clinical Trials for Dementia

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

Closed Trials
Raloxifene for Women With Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
A Study of Crenezumab Versus Placebo to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety in Participants With Prodromal to Mild Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
The Effect of Memantine on Brain Structure and Chemistry in Alzheimer's Disease Patients Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
221AD302 Phase 3 Study of Aducanumab (BIIB037) in Early Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
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Dementia is a collection of symptoms caused by several disorders that affect the brain. Learn more about dementia with Stanford Health Care.
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