What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

This is one of the best written articles on this topic I have ever read. Must reading.

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia? In a nutshell, dementia is a symptom, and AD is the cause of the symptom. When someone is told they have dementia, it means that they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive difficulties, and that these problems are severe enough to get in the way of daily living.....

Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room