It’s thought by many that dementia is a slow slide, and is non-reversible, as is Alzheimer’s.
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A few years before Andrews got there, one 79-year-old man suffering from dementia disappeared after being left unattended in the overflow area, according to a state inspection report and a lawsuit by his family.
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There are nearly 600 assisted living facilities, some of which cater to residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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Depending on what parts of the brain are impacted, the person can develop forms of dementia and personality changes.
mental disorder, unbalance, derangement, madness, insanity, softening of the brain
Medical definitions for dementia
dementia
[ dĭ-mĕn′shə ]
n.
Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain, and often accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.
Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes. Dementia is caused by organic damage to the brain (as in Alzheimer's disease), head trauma, metabolic disorders, or the presence of a tumor.