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  2. Frontotemporal dementia - Wikipedia

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    This term is now reserved only for behavioral variant FTD which shows the presence of the characteristic Pick bodies and Pick cells, [7] [8] which were first described by Alois Alzheimer in 1911. [6] In 1989, Snowden suggested the term semantic dementia to describe the patient with predominant left temporal atrophy and aphasia that Pick ...

  3. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    Also known as “sundowner’s syndrome,” sundowning is a set of symptoms or behaviors that can be seen in some people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s ...

  4. Lytico-bodig disease - Wikipedia

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    Lytico-bodig (also Lytigo-bodig [1]) disease, Guam disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS-PDC) [2] is a neurodegenerative disease of uncertain etiology endemic to the Chamorro people of the island of Guam in Micronesia. Lytigo and bodig are Chamorro language words for two different manifestations of the ...

  5. Memory disorder - Wikipedia

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    Dementia can be categorized as reversible (e.g. thyroid disease) or irreversible (e.g. Alzheimer's disease). [12] Currently, there are more than 35 million people with dementia worldwide. In the United States alone the number of people affected by dementia is striking at 3.8 million. [13]

  6. Warding off dementia means more reading, praying and ... - AOL

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    To ward off dementia, older adults may want to spend more time reading, praying, crafting, listening to music and engaging in other mentally stimulating behaviors, a new study says.

  7. The 7 Stages of Dementia: What They Are & What To Expect - AOL

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    Moderate dementia symptoms significantly affect a person’s personality and behavior. Someone with middle-stage dementia will generally need full- or part-time caregiver assistance with regular ...

  8. Mirrored-self misidentification - Wikipedia

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    Mirrored-self misidentification is the delusional belief that one's reflection in the mirror is another person – typically a younger or second version of one's self, a stranger, or a relative. [1] This delusion occurs most frequently in patients with dementia [ 2 ] and an affected patient maintains the ability to recognize others' reflections ...

  9. Dementia Doctors Share The Changes They Would Make ... - AOL

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    Doctors specializing in dementia and Alzheimer’s share the ways they take care of their brain and prevent cognitive decline, including socializing and diet. ... Getty Images. When it comes to ...