Medical background/ what is the diff between Alzheimer's and dementia?
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I'm sorry for your loss. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is just one type of dementia. Dementia is the progressive loss of nerve cells in the brain, resulting in functional impairments such as memory, learning and task performance. Unfortunately, dementia is a very common side-effect of the aging process. AD however, is a disease caused by build-up of a protein in the brain called amyloid. This protein forms plaques and tangles which essentially strangle nerve cells, killing them. You do not find amyloid plaques in dementia, so this is a diagnostic feature.
There are many forms of dementia. Alzheimer's is just one of them.
Alzheimer's is one form of dementia.
Dementia is a progressive brain dysfunction which leads to a gradually increasing restriction of daily activities while Alzheimer’s disease is the most well-known type of dementia. Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known simply as Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that, in its most common form, is found in people over age 65. Approximately 24 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer's is a type of dementia. You can have more than one type at a time.
Everyone who has Alzheimer's has dementia.
Not everyone with dementia has Alzheimer's.
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