Because the disease is progressive and debilitating, an increasing number of caregivers and care providers are required, which requires a well-structured social support policy. An expert's reflection on the date celebrated on Sunday, the 21st

Alexandre Castro Caldas
Full Professor of Neurology at the Católica Medical School

There was a time, not so long ago, when the deterioration of older people's mental capacities was attributed precisely to their age. Aging dulls the gait and the mind, it was said.

What science has shown is that there are elderly people who, although dull in gait, are not dull in mind, and therefore, when their mind deteriorates, it is because there is some other cause.

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