Dementia vs Alzheimer’s: What’s the Difference?
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are often used interchangeably—but they don’t mean the same thing.
Dementia is an umbrella term describing a decline in memory, thinking, language, judgment, or other cognitive abilities that interferes with everyday life.
Alzheimer’s is a specific brain disease and the most common cause of dementia, estimated to account for roughly 60–80% of dementia cases.
Other causes include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and other neurological or medical conditions.
Knowing the underlying cause matters because different forms of dementia can require different evaluations...
In what can potentially be a gamechanger in treating Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has unveiled the root cause...
"Do you know what is Alzheimer’s Disease?"
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Dr.Avinash Goswami, DNB Neurology,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi,
Is telling us about the Alzheimer’s Disease-like...
People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease before the age of 65 are said to have early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. While this diagnosis is rare, the condition...
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and often changes a person's behavior. This video provides tips for...
Researchers at King's College London and Oxford University say that, in trials, they can identify the Alzheimer`s disease in 87 percent of cases.
The new...