No, alzheimer's is a form of dementia which is commonly one of the illness included in a long-term care insurance policy's preexisting conditions, this is why people are advised to buy long-term care insurance while they are still healthy because certain conditions will not qualify you from buying one.
I can't remember. No seriously if you are in UK you can and depending on how advanced it is you may need a doctors certificate.
Alzheimers is a type of dementia so you can not really compare the two.However alzheimers is a very agressive disease so therefore i would consider it to be the worst of the two.
Dementia is diagnosed by a physician when the patient starts loss of memory. The patients thinking and reasoning declines. Its not a disease but a group of symptoms which will be diagnosed by a physician.
There is no evidence that Post Polis Syndrome can cause dementia, but PPS sufferers' can develop dementia which is non-related to PPS, such as Alzheimers' Disease.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, or loss of intellectual function, among people aged 65 and older.
Alzheimers is a form dementia which is a degeneration of the brain. We really do not know what causes it but family history and lifestyle, such as activity and diet, may be factors.
Dementia is a term applied to a set of symptoms that negatively affect memory, but Alzheimer's is a progressive disease of the brain that causes gradual loss of memory and cognitive function. The exact cause is unknown and no treatment is available.
There is no cure for Alzheimers
Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia and affects the brain. It is a degenerative brain disease, and cannot be cured. There are many treatments available for this disease, though. Alzheimer's disease is fatal, and has a few stages of dementia that the patient suffers, from mild dementia symptoms such as a few language problems and small changes in movement, and eventually ends with the patient being completely dependant on the caregiver and death. It was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
Dementia is the same as Alzheimer's disease.
It's pronounced LEWY and go onto: www.google.com TYPE IN: What is Lewy disease? You'll get all sorts of information.
He is 88 years old and suffers from Parkinson's disease . He is now confined to a wheelchair. He probably shows some signs of mental aging, but I have not heard that he has been diagnosed with dementia.
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