Eli5 What is the differences between early dementia and normal forgetfulness?

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Eli5 What is the differences between early dementia and normal forgetfulness?

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Demtia is more than memory loss it’s loss of generally cognitive function.

Using the previous water bottle, anyone can forget the water bottle on the way out of their house. A person with dementia might not know why they were supposed to take a water bottle.