What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

What is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease? Yes, there is a difference. Although related Alzheimer’s disease is responsible for almost 80 percent of all dementia diagnoses, it is not completely understood. Alzheimer’s is a buildup of different substances in the brain gradually blocking signals between nerve cells. Whereas dementia results from changes in the brain over time leading, to a decline in cognitive function. Read the article here…

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