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| **Dementia** is a progressive neurocognitive decline of sufficient magnitude to interfere with normal social or occupational functions, or with usual daily activities. It is a broad diagnostic category that includes Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body dementia (15%), Frontotemporal dementia, Vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. | **Dementia** is a progressive neurocognitive decline of sufficient magnitude to interfere with normal social or occupational functions, or with usual daily activities. It is a broad diagnostic category that includes Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body dementia (15%), Frontotemporal dementia, Vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. | ||