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Alzheimer’s-type dementia
Alzheimer’s-type dementia refers to a chronic progressive disorder that begins with mild memory loss, progressing to deterioration of intellectual functioning, personality changes, and speech and language problems; this type accounts for more than 50 percent of all dementias
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