Dementia is a syndrome, not a disease. Dementia is a group of symptoms that affects mental cognitive tasks such as memory and reasoning. Dementia is an umbrella term that Alzheimer's disease can fall under. It can occur due to a variety of conditions, the most common of which is Alzheimer's disease
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episode 21: Sleep Health Research Matters AD
Beta-amyloid is renowned for accumulating in the brains of patients with Alzheimers disease. Other research has shown that brain levels of beta-amyloid decrease during sleep. There is now an increased focus on the health benefits of good sleep both for the person with dementia and their carer, whose lives are also disrupted by the lack of sleep.