What is dementia?
Dementia can happen to anybody, but the risk increases with age. Most people with dementia are older, but it is important to remember . that most older people do not get dementia. It is not a normal part of ageing, but is caused by brain disease. Less commonly, people under the age of 65 years develop dementia and this is called ‘younger onset
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