This one is simple. Mixed Dementia occurs when someone has two or more types of dementia. Symptoms, risk factors, prognosis, and treatment would be relevant to the diseases causing dementia.
Common types of mixed dementia:
Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia (most common)
Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia
Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Dementia
Vascular Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia

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