1 These are synovial joints between the interior articular process of superior vertebrae and the superior articular process of inferior vertebrae. 2  These plane joints are known as zygapophyseal joints (facet joints) . 3  The flat surfaces of the articular facets are covered with hyaline cartilage.
Major depression was more common and severe in patients with vascular dementia than in patients with AD. In another study of 288 outpatients with dementia, a prevalence of 7.4% was found with HAM-D, 8% prevalence with the GDS and 6.3% with DSM-IV criteria (Brodaty and Luscombe, 1996).
Stress linked to dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A recently published long-term study revealed that chronic stress or multiple occurances of highly stressful events throughout one's life can cause dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life.