Dementia is the symptom, Alzheimers is the disease. Alzheimers is the chronic degeneration of brain matter. As the brain slowly falls apart, symptoms of Dementia begin to occur.
Dementia is loss of memory and personality changes from Alzheimers and other sources.
Choice-Mountain-2389 t1_j2cm03o wrote
Reply to ELI5: Alzheimer's is dementia, but not all dementia is Alzheimer's. So what is the difference? by degobrah
Dementia is the symptom, Alzheimers is the disease. Alzheimers is the chronic degeneration of brain matter. As the brain slowly falls apart, symptoms of Dementia begin to occur.
Dementia is loss of memory and personality changes from Alzheimers and other sources.