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Other Types of Dementia Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. It is also one of the leading causes of death in North America. But the problems associated with other cognitive disorders are just as devastating. For example, vascular dementia is the second most common cognitive disorder. It is caused by a series of small strokes within the brain that may or may not be noticed when they happen. As with Alzheimer’s, brain matter is destroyed, affecting memory and other functions. There are two cognitive problems that are fairly similar to Alzheimer’s. One is called mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This condition has the same symptoms as Alzheimer’s, but

Dementia has a huge impact on entire families.