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Does forgetting a name or word mean that I have dementia?

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Dementia is not technically a disease but a term for impaired ability to think, remember or make decisions.

About 5% of those age 71 to 79 have dementia, and about 37% of people about 90 years old live with it.

Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, followed by vascular dementia.

There are different types of memory loss and can have different causes.

Laurie Archbald-Pannone : Dementia is a serious medical diagnosis ask those who have it, the loved ones who care for them or any of us who treat them.

She says you must, openly and honestly, discuss changes you notice in your memory or thinking with your doctor.

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