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What Are The Differences Between Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease?

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Posted on Thu, 20 Apr 2017
Question: What is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's disease?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Alzheimer disease is type of dementia

Detailed Answer:
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Alzheimer's disease is type of dementia. So it can be said that dementia is broad term which includes all type of dementia while alzheimer's disease is just one among them

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What Are The Differences Between Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease?

Brief Answer: Alzheimer disease is type of dementia Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using HealthcareMagic. Alzheimer's disease is type of dementia. So it can be said that dementia is broad term which includes all type of dementia while alzheimer's disease is just one among them I hope this answers you. If you have more questions feel free to write back to me. Thanks and regards.