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Can Dementia Progress Into Alzheimer S Disease?
My mother in law has Dementia, can it progress into Alzheimer s? She has Started to forget her sons and even her husband who died 17 years ago. Health wise she seems to be healthy, is there anything we should be watching for, a declined maybe in her health? NEVERMIND - I just need to know an answer to a question but Iam not going to pay for the answer.
Fri, 11 Aug 2017
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Alzheimers is a form or type of dementia.
There are different types of dementia, this is only one of them. It is the most common type.
Dementia is defined as a change in the mental processes resulting in altered memory, reasoning, personality.
I hope this helps
Alzheimers is a form or type of dementia.
There are different types of dementia, this is only one of them. It is the most common type.
Dementia is defined as a change in the mental processes resulting in altered memory, reasoning, personality.
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