Human Growth and Development / Unit 15 HGD 2140 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Dementia
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The idea
Dementia is an umbrella term for conditions of brain damage, including cell death, that interfere with daily functioning and independence.
In practice
About one in nine Americans aged sixty-five and older, about eleven percent, living with Alzheimer's disease in twenty twenty-six.
Where people slip
The misconception is that dementia is a normal part of aging; its likelihood rises with age, but it is not normal.
Your place on the trail
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