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Dementia

What is dementia?

Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is severe enough to affect your daily life and activities. These functions include:

  • Memory
  • Language skills
  • Visual perception (your ability to make sense of what you see)
  • Problem solving
  • Trouble with everyday tasks
  • The ability to focus and pay attention

It is normal to become a bit more forgetful as you age. But dementia is not a normal part of aging. It is a serious disorder which interferes with your daily life.

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  1. Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is dementia? Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is severe enough to affect your daily life and activities. These functions ... a bit more forgetful as you age. But dementia is not a normal part of aging. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/dementia.html - Health Topics
  2. Lewy Body Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is Lewy body dementia (LBD)? Lewy body dementia (LBD) is one of the most common types of dementia in older adults. Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lewybodydementia.html - Health Topics
  3. Skin Aging (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... too. Sunlight is a major cause of skin aging. You can protect yourself by staying out of ... person has smoked. Many products claim to revitalize aging skin or reduce wrinkles, but the Food and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/skinaging.html - Health Topics
  4. Healthy Aging (National Library of Medicine)  
    People in the U.S. are living longer, and the number of older adults in the population is growing. As we age, our minds and bodies change. Having a healthy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthyaging.html - Health Topics
  5. Dementia with Lewy bodies 
    Dementia with Lewy bodies is a nervous system disorder characterized by a decline in intellectual function (dementia), a group of movement problems known as parkinsonism, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dementia-with-lewy-bodies - Genetics
  6. Vascular dementia 
    Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects one or more ... as memory, thinking, language, judgment, or behavior. Vascular dementia is caused by a series of small strokes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000746.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Dementia 
    Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects one or more ... such as memory, thinking, language, judgment, or behavior. Dementia may also be referred to as major neurocognitive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000739.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Frontotemporal dementia 
    Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare form of dementia that is similar to Alzheimer disease , except that it tends to affect only certain areas of the brain. Dementia may also be referred to as major neurocognitive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000744.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Aging changes in teeth and gums 
    Aging changes occur in all of the body's cells, tissues, and organs. These changes affect all parts ... Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2017:chap 17. Needleman I. Aging and the periodontium. In: Newman MG, Takei HH, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000951.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. CHMP2B-related frontotemporal dementia 
    CHMP2B-related frontotemporal dementia is a progressive brain disorder that affects personality, behavior, and language. The symptoms of this disorder usually become noticeable ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../chmp2b-related-frontotemporal-dementia - Genetics
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