Memory impairment, as well as problems with language, decision-making ability, judgment, and personality, are necessary features for the diagnosis.
Senile dementia - Alzheimer's type (SDAT); SDAT
Age and family history are risk factors...
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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