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N
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Asked December 2010
How can you tell the difference between Dementia and the beginnings of Alzheimer's?
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Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF
Dec 2010
Alzheimer's is one kind of dementia. There are many types of dementia. You'll need a doctor's diagnosis to figure out which kind.
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Take care,
Carol