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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Latest Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. | Jul 04, 2026 | ||
| Updated to include the DSM-5 categorization of dementia. | Nov 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Dementia. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Latest Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. | Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Dementia. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Added information on the association between the use of certain prescription drugs and increased risk of dementia in persons age 55 or older. | Jun 25, 2019 | ||
| Added information on preventive guidelines for dementia. | May 20, 2019 | ||
| Added information on a form of dementia known as limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE). | May 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alzheimer's Society - What is dementia? | Jan 17, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Dementia. | Sep 19, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | May 03, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alzheimer's Society - About dementia. | Sep 03, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 20, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Dementia. | May 22, 2014 | ||
| Added an image of neuritic plaques in the brain of a patient with Alzheimer disease. | Apr 20, 2011 | ||
| Added information on the prevalence of dementia. | Apr 20, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Dementia. | Aug 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Alzheimer's Society - About dementia. | Nov 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 23, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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