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All of the ones listed above destroy brain cells and cause loss of either memory, language or judgment ability. Other disorders linked to dementia are Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Parkinson’s disease. There are some conditions like dementia that could be reversed, which are infections, metabolic problems, nutritional deficiencies.
Most of the types of dementia can’t be cured. The doctor will give you treatment for dementia that would help slow or minimize the development of symptoms. Cholinesterase inhibitors are medications that work by increasing levels of a chemical messenger involved in memory and judgment. Memantine is another medication that works by regulating the activity of glutamate, which is another chemical messenger involved in brain