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peacfrog27
Asked June 2010
Is Alzheimers and Dementia the same thing?
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Amyjod
Mar 2011
Alzheimer's is one form of dementia. So, all Alzheimer's patients have dementia, but not all dementia patients have Alzheimer's. Among other things, dementia can also be caused by stroke or Parkinson's disease.
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