1. Dementia is a term that is used for describing mental deterioration, i.e., decline in the mental ability that severely interferes in the daily routine life of the individual (Keady). An example of dementia is memory loss. A common and major type of dementia is Alzheimer. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia. In the case of dementia, following mental functions are usually impaired, memory, communication, ability of paying attention and focusing, judgment and reasoning, and visual perception, at least two of these functions are impaired in most of the patients.
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