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Aids And Dementia
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.
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Alternative Names
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Most types of dementia are nonreversible (degenerative). Nonreversible means the changes in the brain that are causing the dementia cannot be stopped or turned back....
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Dementia
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Dementia is a permanent decline in cognitive function and memory from a previous level of function.Dementia is a brain disorder with permanent loss... Read more »
Dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Dementia
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Dementia is a pattern of mental decline caused by different diseases or conditions. A person with dementia loses mental abilities. Memory... Read more »
Multi-infarct dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Memory loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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