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What are the dementias and common misconceptions?

Professor Nick Fox gives a brief overview of some of the different, less known forms of dementia and what their symptoms can be.

Professor Nick Fox gives a brief overview of some of the different, less known forms of dementia and what their symptoms can be.

In this step you will:

  • Learn about some of the common misconceptions around dementia.

  • Learn about the way in which the word dementia is often misused.

  • Hear about some of the different (more rare) types of dementia, which are not dominated by memory loss.

If you are interested in learning more about rare forms of dementia, you can do so by signing up to our Many Faces of Dementia course.

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