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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
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... Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias The word "dementia" refers to symptoms found in people who have cognitive problems. This is a result of losing brain cells. Although losing brain cells is part of the aging process, illnesses related to dementia of any kind occurs at a faster rate. The result is impaired thought processes (Alzheimer-Europe. Undated). There are many types of dementia, 84 in all. Some dementias are the result of another illness, such as AIDS. It is known that HIV and AIDS has a direct effect on the brain and cognitive impairment. Between eight and sixteen per cent of AIDS patients develop a progressive type of dementia. Persons with HIV usually develop dementia in the end stages of their disease. Some symptoms of dementia may surface earlier. Symptoms include: confusion, difficulty, apathy, blunted emotions, and loss of inhibitions. Victims of AIDS however, appear to maintain most of their original behaviors














