Everytime I hear about these three diseases I always put them in the same box: forgetting stuff. And I never really understood the difference between them
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Dementia is an umbrella term for cognitive decline that is typically associated with age. There are numerous types of dementia, including Alzheimer Dementia.
Alzheimer disease is a specific disease that causes dementia.
Amnesia simply means a loss of memory. Like dementia, there are numerous types of amnesia. The most common one is alcohol induced amnesia, aka “blacking out”.
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