Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care

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Dementia As A Terminal Illness: Understanding Clinical Course Of Disease Leads To Better End-of-life Care

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The clinical course of advanced dementia, including uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and high mortality, is similar to that experienced by patients of other terminal conditions, according to scientists in a new study.

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Institute for Aging Research study says dementia is a terminal illness

eurekalert.org — “The clinical course of advanced dementia, including uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and high mortality, is similar to that experienced by patients of other terminal conditions, according to scientists at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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