Watch: The Difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Last updated 9 months ago

Many people mistakenly believe that dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are the same thing and that the two terms are simply interchangeable. However, there are some key elements that differentiate the two. Learn about them by watching this informative video clip.

Dementia is an extremely broad term that encompasses a number of mental conditions related to moderate to extreme loss of memory and other cognitive skills. Alzheimer’s disease, on the other hand, is a specific degenerative condition that causes dementia.

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