What Is Dementia?

Jay recently wrote to me saying that his Mom had being diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia and he asked me what dementia is and whether it was it different to Alzheimer's disease? It's a good question. Dementia is a term given to describe a number of different brain disorders. They have a number of different causes. The course of the dementia varies and they may have a different prognosis (outcome). Read about what is meant when we say someone has dementia and look at the different types.

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