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The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba provides services not only for individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease, but also for people affected by other dementias. Click for further information on related dementias from our National website. Dementia Defined: World Health Organization Progressive Dementias include: | Dementia is not a normal part of aging. The disease can strike adults at any age - people have been diagnosed in their 30's and 40's. However, the incidence increases in older adults. |
"Dementia is a syndrome due to disease of the brain, usually of a chronic or progressive nature, in which there is a disturbance of multiple cortical functions, calculation, learning capacity, language and judgement. Consciousness is not clouded. Impairments of cognitive function are commonly accompanied, and occasionally preceded by deterioration in emotional control, social behaviour, or motivation."