Understanding Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias

Product Description

Dementia is a term used to describe any condition where a variety of different brain functions such as memory thinking recognition language planning & personality deteriorate over time. Dementia is not part of normal ageing. Everyone gets more forgetful as they get older
- that does not mean that they have dementia. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease but there are several other types. There is a lot of myth & misinformation about dementia. This book is intended for anyone who has or may be worried that they or their family & friends have dementia. It is also for people who live or work with someone with dementia. We hope that by reading this book you will have a better understanding of what causes the illness & how it is diagnosed & treated.