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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Joe Sommerlad

Five symptoms of dementia and early warning signs

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Dementia is a cognitive condition that affects an estimated 900,000 people across the UK.

The term “dementia” does not refer to a single specific ailment but rather a collection of symptoms occurring as a result of a disease like Alzheimer’s causing damage to the nerve cells that transmit messages from the brain.

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