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De-'men-sha : an introduction -- Section One: Studies & statistics about dementia. World Alzheimer's report 2019 : attitudes to dementia / Alzheimer's Disease International ; Dementia : a public health priority ; Global action plan 2017-2025 on the public health response to dementia / The World Health Organization ; 2020 Alzheimer's disease by the numbers ; 2020 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures / Alzheimer's Association ; Alzheimer's disease mortality by state / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Section Two: Types of dementia.. Aging ; Alzheimer's disease ; Argyrophilic grain disease ; Brain tumors ; Chronic drug or alcohol misuse ; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ; Delirium ; Dementia with Lewy bodies ; Emotional issues ; Environmental causes ; Frontotemporal disorders ; HIV-associated dementia (HAD) ; Huntington's disease ; Mild cognitive impairment ; Mixed dementia ; Neurosyphilis ; Normal pressure hydrocephalus ; Parkinson's disease ; Progressive supranuclear palsy ; Stroke ; Traumatic brain injury ; Vascular dementia ; Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ; Medication -- Section Three: Appendixes. Mediagraphy ; Glossary of terms ; Entry index ; Geographic index.