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Alzheimer's And Dementia The Same?
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posted August 4, 2020
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I think of it like cancer, dementia = cancer and alz is to dementia, like lung cancer is to cancer.

posted August 4, 2020
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Dementia is a diagnosis umbrella and Alz (the most common) and other dementias are the different types of the brain diseases.

posted August 4, 2020 (edited)

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