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

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

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Answer 1

Dementia is a general term for loss of cognitive function as a result of injury, disability, aging, or other factors.

Alzheimer’s is a particular form of dementia (and the most common form) caused by specific types of deterioration of neurons, including the formation of plaques of beta amyloid protein between neurons and tangles of tau protein within neuron cells.