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So my mom has onset early dementia. now i know what dementia is and i know overtime you lose your memory. could this be fatal & if so how long would it take to be fatal?

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Dr. Leslie Leighton answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not fatal: Dementia per se (by itself) is not usually fatal but events that accompany it maybe

Answered 1/15/2020

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