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Know about Difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's

In Medical term, Dementia is an umbrella term and is not a specific disease. Umbrella term means a group of symptoms that associated with the memory loss, thinking and judgment process. In other terms, various conditions that deteriorate brain function called dementia. On the other hands, Alzheimer's is a specific type of mental illness. The primary symptoms of dementia are memory loss, poor judgment, and difficulty in finding the right words during communications. It is very difficult for any person to complete the multiple task stepwise steps that have dementia. It is a progressive disorder and always affects or declines functioning over time. This condition is mostly experienced by people because of brain damage. And there are many conditions that affect neurological health and prevent brain to work properly. Alzheimer's is one of the conditions that increase the risk of dementia. Most of the signs and symptoms of both medical conditions are the same. But Dementia is