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Do you know if alzheimer's disease is all hereditary?
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Yes.: However, dementia is not all due to Alzheimer's. Some are Vascular dementia, orbito-frontal dementia, Lewy Body dementia often associated with Parkinson's Disease, dementia from Huntington's Disease, Traumatic brain injuries . It is difficult to differentiate these dementias because they present in much the same way . A good history is very important.
Answered 7/24/2014
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