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When a person is diagnosed with dementia (in the very early stages), when will they die?
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Variable/hard to say: There is much variability in life expectancy from time of diagnosis to time of death. Much has to do with the virulence of the disease process; the type of care received; the management of other, secondary medical complications.
Answered 3/26/2013
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