A historian challenges a labor-history fable. Timothy Messer-Kruse doesnât remember her name, but the question she asked in his college classroom a dozen years ago changed his career â and now it may revolutionize everything historians thought they knew about a hallowed event in the imagination of the American Left.
Though the effects of the disease are similar, there are two main types. 1  Early-onset Alzheimer's. This type happens to people who are younger than age 65. 2  Late-onset Alzheimer's. This is the most common form of the disease, which happens to people age 65 and older.
Alzheimerâs disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Other common types include Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's dementia, and vascular dementia. There is no known cure for any type of dementia, and medications canât prevent the condition or reverse the brain damage it causes. However, various drugs can provide some symptom relief. Read on to learn what these drugs may do to ease dementia symptoms for you or your loved one. Advertisement.