Or a characteristic of some other underlying condition that also increases the chances of being diagnosed with dementia later in life. Dementia is a very gener

Or a characteristic of some other underlying condition that also increases the chances of being diagnosed with dementia later in life. Dementia is a very general diagnosis and is fairly widely applied. Someone could have certain characteristics throughout their entire life, and be labelled as having dementia after those characteristics become more frequent, severe, and impairing in old age. In that case dementia can be an accurate diagnosis without informing someone about the specifics of the dementia, and the specifics can be very important.