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1
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A DETERIORATION of cognitive function

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Dementia

  1. Impaired social and occupational functioning
  2. Chronic
2
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A STATE of mental confusion

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Delirium

3
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Irreversible BRAIN TISSUE deterioration

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Alzheimer’s Disease

4
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B-amyloid protein deposits in the Frontal Cortex

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Plaques

5
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Protein filaments composed of TAU in axons and neurons in the Hippocampus

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Neurofibrillary Tangles

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Loss of Neurons in the FRONTAL and TEMPORAL lobes, impairment of EXECUTIVE functions, difficulty recognizing and regulating emotion, caused by MULTIPLE GENETIC PATHWAYS

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Frontotemporal Dementia

7
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A type of Dementia that typically results from STROKE

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Vascular Dementia

8
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2 subtypes of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)

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  1. with Parkinson’s

2. no Parkinson’s

9
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Inflammation of Brain Tissues caused by VIRUSES

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Encephalitis

10
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Inflammation of the COVERING MEMBRANES caused by BACTERIA

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Meningitis

11
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Clouded state of Consciousness

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Delirium