Dementia is a collective term used to describe neurodegenerative disorders of the brain that affect cognition. It is estimated that over 55 million people around the world have dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia (60-80% of cases) and affects 6.7 million Americans. It commonly occurs in older adults and the prevalence of dementia increases with age, but it can also occur in younger adults.
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