Always wanted to know. Might be a stupid question, just know both are associated with the elderly forgetting stuff and the people around them.
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They’re the same thing technically, just on different parts of the brain. Tau proteins build up on the brain like cobwebs, diminishing function. Yes, it actually looks like cobwebs! With dementia it is usually on the frontal or temporal lobe of the brain (this controls higher reasoning and such). With Alzheimer’s the cobwebs form on the long term memory center. One could say that Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia. It is not known where these proteins come from or why they build up where they do.
TLDR
Alzheimer’s and Dementia are the same condition but on different parts of the brain, which can cause vastly different symptoms.
Alzheimer’s dementia is one of many types of of dementia it is the most common. other types include vascular dementia. fronto-temporal and Lewaybody dementia all with their own features.
Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, typically targeting memory. I had an aunt with it, she lived at home for years, went on vacations with her husband. He took care of her untill she didn’t remember him anymore, it was too hard for him after.
Dementia is a general term for brain disease or injury that reduces mental function, usually diagnosed after two or more functions are impaired, such as judgement and motor skills. My great grandmother had this set in before she passed, she was still herself just a bit meaner because of confusion. She told a nurse to stick her head inside the TV.
Alzheimers is a form of dementia. All alzheimers is dementia, but not all dementia is alzheimers. Hope this helps!
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