Redefining Dementia as a Terminal Illness

Courtesy TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:30

Dementia is most often thought of as a memory disorder, an illness of the aging mind. But the impact of the fatal disease extends far beyond early symptoms of forgetfulness.


 

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