what’s the difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

Question

what’s the difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Dementia is when someone’s brain is sick in a way that their brain forgets how to do its job, which is keeping you alive and who you are.

Alzheimer’s is one way the brain can forget how to brain.

There are many types of dementia, or many ways the brain can forget how to brain.

This is how I explained it to my kids when my uncle was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.