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RSSDementia with Lewy bodies
Dementia with Lewy bodies is
the second most frequent
cause of hospitalization for
dementia, after Alzheimer's
disease. Current estimates
are that about 60 to 75% of
diagnosed dementias are of
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Dementia
Dementia is progressive
decline in cognitive
function due to damage or
disease in the brain beyond
what might be expected from
normal aging. Particularly
affected areas may be
memory, attention, language
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Amyloid
Amyloid describes various
types of protein
aggregations that share
specific traits when
examined microscopically.
For a period, the scientific
community debated whether or
not amyloid deposits were
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Memory
Memory is the ability of the
brain to store, retain, and
subsequently recall
information. Although
traditional studies of
memory began in the realms
of philosophy, the late
nineteenth and early
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