A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline

On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer’s, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer’s symptoms worse, scientists say.Doctors told Ray Hester he was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s, but a brain scan revealed instead he had LATE dementia. “There’s a certain amount of relief knowing that it’s not Alzheimer’s,” his wife, Sandy, said.