3. The different types of dementia

There are a number of different types of dementia. 

We will look at the main types in the following pages.

Getting a definitive diagnosis of the type of dementia does not happen for everybody. In the earlier stages differentiating the symptoms in the different types may be possible. It may also be possible to carry out diagnostic tests which can help to determine which type of dementia the person has. People can also have more than one type of dementia e.g. Alzheimer's disease and then develop Vascular Dementia.  As most dementia's progress the symptoms of the different types of dementia are often very similar.