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What causes dementia and its symptoms?
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The brain areas: Each different type of dementia causes damage to different parts of the brain. The symptoms a person has depends on the brain areas affected.
Answered 1/14/2012
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Damage to the brain: Dementia is a general term for a number of different types of illnesses each of which affect important brain functions. The symptoms a person has depend on the areas of the brain affected.
Answered 12/5/2016
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Causes: There are several types of dementia, but basically they are caused by either vascular disease or by genetic factors.
Answered 5/7/2016
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