{"id":2219,"date":"2022-07-12T04:19:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T04:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/99\/?p=2219"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:01:12","slug":"the-difference-between-alzheimers-and-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/99\/california\/yorbalinda\/blog\/the-difference-between-alzheimers-and-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia<\/h1>\n

Confusion between Alzheimer’s and dementia is common.\u00a0 While dementia is more of a general term, Alzheimer’s is a specific brain disease.<\/p>\n

\"alzheimersAlzheimer’s can be identified by symptoms of dementia that gradually get worse over time.<\/p>\n

Alzheimer’s disease first affects the part of the brain associated with learning, so early symptoms often include transformations in memory, thinking, and cognitive reasoning skills.<\/p>\n

Dementia describes a group of symptoms associated with a weakening in memory, reasoning or other cognitive thinking skills.<\/p>\n

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of severe dementia, accounting for 60-80% of dementia cases when the person must depend on others such as caregivers for help with basic activities of daily living.<\/p>\n

\"alzheimersDementia is not a normal part of aging.<\/p>\n

Dementia is often caused by damage to brain cells that affects the ability to communicate, which can alter thinking, behavior and feelings.<\/p>\n

Likewise, Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging.<\/p>\n

However, the greatest known risk factor is increasing age and the majority of people with Alzheimer’s tend to be 65 and older.<\/p>\n

Early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s also known as younger-onset Alzheimer\u2019s disease affects a person under 65.<\/p>\n

People with younger-onset Alzheimer\u2019s can be in the early, middle or late stage of the disease.<\/p>\n

Common Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and\/or Deme<\/b>ntia<\/b><\/div>\n

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