How is amnesia different from dementia?

Dementia in Latin means madness. Dementia is defined as the serious loss of a person's ability to think properly. It is not a disease per se, but a series of symptoms that could lead to other serious ailments such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. read more

Amnesia on the other hand is a serious form of memory loss, but it does not generally affect the patient’s decision making. Dementia is treatable, but it depends on the cause of the disorder. Amnesia is treatable in so many different ways, whatever the cause of the condition is. read more

Amnesia and dementia are both mental conditions of brain but they are definitely different. Amnesia is only memory loss but dementia and Alzheimer's cause global loss of higher brain functions. Amnesia could be due to trauma, head injury or physical defects of the brain. read more