Policy paper

Worried someone close to you is losing their memory?

Dementia is not a single illness, but a group of symptoms caused by damage to the brain.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 8 November 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England and Northern Ireland

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Download Worried someone close to you is losing their memory? Dementia campaign leaflet

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Details

The symptoms include loss of memory, mood changes and confusion. Dementia is caused by a number of diseases of the brain, the most common of which is Alzheimer’s disease.

Published 8 November 2011