- Definition - Dementia - From a dictionary of terms pertaining to memory processes.
- Kingshill Research Centre - Dementia information: resources, definition, and symptoms.
- Alzheimer's Association - Latest information on dementia, drug trials, research, support and education.
- Dementia Voice - Offers individualized courses for specific settings e.g. day care, residential. Primary operations in the UK.
- Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International - Provides information about DASN, a non-profit organization. Includes news headlines and extensive resources for the diseases.
- The Clive Project - Care and support for younger people (under 65 years of age) with dementia (early onset dementia) and Alzheimer's Disease, and their families.
- Dementia: Diagnosis and Treatment - Diagnosis, management and support for individuals and families affected by dementia
- Neurology Channel - Dementia - Introduction to dementia, ask a doctor forum.
- Binswanger's Disease - Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
- Dementia - from BUPA - Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of this disorder, available for down loading in Adobe Acrobat.
- Memory Center - University of Chicago - Information on dementia from the highly esteemed Memory Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- Dementia - Overview and fact sheet on dementia from the Merck Medical Manual.
- The NYU Silberstein Aging & Dementia Research Center (ADRC) - Center dedicated to understanding brain aging and dementia through research, education and treatment.
- Butler Hospital Memory Disorders Program - Designed to assist individuals with memory loss and dementia and their families by providing high quality, comprehensive evaluation and treatment, while also researching and developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, an
- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) - Information on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative diseases for patients, families, physicians and researchers.
- Adult Caregivers - Designed to assist those who have loved ones in different stages of Dementia and Alzheimer's. Help and support for them and their loved one.
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute: Dementia Diagnostic Clinics - A list of Wisconsin-specific care and diagnostic centers.
- Health4her - Information about dementia, its diagnosis, causes and treatment options.
- Treatment of Agitation in the Elderly with Dementia - Provides information for the medical practitioner dealing with the elderly who have dementia: discusses assessment,treatment, dosing, safety and continued management.
- Signpost Journal - Specialist journal for health care professionals in the fields of dementia and geriatric mental health. Non-profit on-line articles from Wales, UK.
- eMedicine Health - Dementia Overview - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
- Dementia.com - Comprehensive information and tools on dementia, created for medical professionals and for patients or caregivers.
- Ethnic Elders Care - Covers diagnostic and treatment issues in dementia among ethnic elders and includes listings for memory disorders clinics, medical news, caregiver advice and information on cultural aspects of dementia.
- Just Another Disability - Aims to bring together architects, designers and care professionals, people with dementia, their carers and families to create a comprehensive guide to making design dementia friendly.
- Memory Book - Free download of 15 page booklet about memory problems and how to overcome them. For mild memory impairment through to serious dementia.
- Dementias: Hope Through Research - Information on Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and other types of dementia compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
- Kuru Disease - An explanation of this brain rotting disease found only in a remote part of New Guinea.
- Multi-infarct or Vascular Dementia - Good overview of dementia from strokes or other vascular causes. Maintained by the National Institute of Health
- Dementia: Not Always Alzheimer's - The Mayo Clinic presents a description of the condition, its causes, and methods of coping.
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