Den, from Wokingham in Berkshire, is 64 and has posterior cortical atrophy (PCA). This is a rare form of dementia - usually caused by Alzheimer's disease - that primarily affects the back region of ...

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Gemma Illingworth, from Manchester, was diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA ... Following her diagnosis, Gemma's condition deteriorated, robbing her of her independence and impacting ...

Other symptoms can include difficulty performing mathematical calculations or spelling, and many people with posterior cortical atrophy experience anxiety, possibly because they know something is ...

while the Alzheimer's Society provides resources specifically on posterior cortical atrophy. The NHS has stated that the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease tend to develop slowly over a number of ...

While AD is characterized by short-term memory decline, early-onset AD – which accounts for about 5% of AD cases – tends to ...

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When Kim Norris began bumping into things, misjudging distances and walking past people she knew without realising, she ...

A 31-year-old woman died from a rare form of dementia, and she could not understand the telltale signs to think that she had such a horrendous disease, according to her brother. Gemma Illingworth ...