title: Don't forget non-Alzheimer dementias.
abstract: Dementia is commonly encountered in the elderly, with prevalence increasing with age. Although Alzheimer disease is the most recognized form of dementia, other types have distinct clinical features and are often overlooked. Proper identification aids patients, caregivers, and physicians in planning and management.
authors.affiliation: Center for Geriatric Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Ronan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Factora
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tousi
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis