A number of medical conditions can cause or result in dementia. Some are reversible while others can lead to more permanent states of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It accounts for about 70% of all cases and affects about 5.3 million Americans. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia but there are many other types, over 200 variants in fact!
In this sharepost I give information and links for more information on how Alzheimer's differs from...
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? A doctor's positive attitude to Alzheimer's diagnosis and his or her trusting, personal relationships with local dementia... Read summary »
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Music is always on to keep the mood up at Joe and Palmina Beato's house. Palmina has Alzheimer's and is... Read summary »