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Understand dementia

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In this tutorial you will learn:

Dementia is a gradual loss of mental ability, resulting in loss of memory, changes in personality, and loss of social ability
Dementia is caused by conditions that damage thinking, memory, reasoning and language
There are different types of dementia, but all types of dementia cause similar symptoms

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Access a brain tour produced by the Alzheimer’s Association. The tour shows the main parts of the brain and how these are affected by Alzheimer’s disease
Visit the NHS Choices webpage about dementia
Find out about the work of Admiral Nurses at the Dementia UK website
Find out about the work of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust

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