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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people. Dementia is a loss of thinking, remembering, and reasoning skills that interferes with a person's daily life and activities. Other causes of dementia include blood | Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of [[dementia]] among older people. [[Dementia]] is a loss of thinking, remembering, and reasoning skills that interferes with a person's daily life and activities. Other causes of dementia include blood vessel disease in the [[brain]] (called [[vascular dementia]]), [[Parkinson's disease]], [[frontotemporal dementia]], and [[Lewy body dementia]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:02, 7 November 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people. Dementia is a loss of thinking, remembering, and reasoning skills that interferes with a person's daily life and activities. Other causes of dementia include blood vessel disease in the brain (called vascular dementia), Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and Lewy body dementia.