| Alzheimer's disease conflicts damage to the brain | | | | One type of dementia is indeed called Alzheimer's |
| which will lead to function loss in cognitive functioning. | | | | disease. 70% of all persons with dementia have it |
| But what is the difference between dementia and | | | | cause of this disease. When you have Alzheimer, your |
| Alzheimer's? Many people think that Alzheimer and | | | | brain is not capable any more to clean up certain cells |
| Dementia are one and the same. This is clearly not | | | | in the brain. The result of this is that they will clutter and |
| true, there is actually a big difference between the | | | | produce plaques and tangles. These plaques and |
| two. | | | | tangles will interfere with the normal functioning of the |
| The big difference between Alzheimer and Dementia | | | | brain and this is what causes function loss of the brain. |
| is the fact that Alzheimer is a disease. This disease | | | | When we say someone has Alzheimer dementia, we |
| causes damage to the brain which will lead to a | | | | always use Probably Alzheimer dementia. We do this |
| variation of function loss in the brain. Alzheimer itself is | | | | cause of the fact that we never know entirely sure. |
| not Dementia. The result of the brain damage is. | | | | To know sure we have to take out a piece of brain |
| Dementia is a syndrome, a collection of symptoms. | | | | and put it under the microscope and search for the |
| Because of this there are no 2 people with the same | | | | plaques and tangles. Off course we can not do this |
| expression of the disease. You can not say that it will | | | | when someone is still alive and that is why it can only |
| start with memory loss followed by loss of concept in | | | | be diagnosed for sure post mortem (after death). |
| time. Every person experience the disease different. | | | | |