What is Dementia?
Dementia : Loss of mental (cognitive) functions such as thinking, remembering, learning, etc. adversely affecting daily routine activities. Demented describes someone who is mentally unstable and gives and aura of being disturbed
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Dementia:1:mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
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Dementia is a non-specific syndrome in which affected areas of brain function may be affected, such as memory, language, problem solving and attention. Dementia, unlike Alzheimer's, is not a disease in itself. Higher mental functions are involved.
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Dementia is a loss of mental skills that affects your daily life. It can cause problems with your memory and how well (MORE?)
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Severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity & personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain
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Dementia refers to a group of illnesses that involve memory, behavior, learning, and communicating problems. Thanks!
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Dementia is a progressive condition marked by deteriorated cognitive functioning often with emotional apathy. ChaCha on!
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