Difference between forgetfulness and dementia – What are the symptoms of dementia?
In our busy lives, we all experience a little forgetfulness problem, and we wonder if this problem we are experiencing is related to a disease. Dementia is also among these diseases. Neurology Specialist Dr. Özge Altıntaş Kadırhan explained the differences between forgetfulness and dementia, saying, “The person thinks that he cannot remember the information he cannot record due to the intensity and thinks he has forgotten it. Dementia patients, on the other hand, can forget the recorded information irreversibly”. What is dementia? How does dementia occur? What are the factors that cause dementia?