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    The document describes the differences between normal aging and pathological aging. In normal aging, people experience slow information processing and difficulties retaining new information, but do not have problems remembering recent facts or with their language, orientation, or personality. In pathological aging, people have poor recent memory performance, difficulties with abstract reasoning and orientation, and may show personality and emotional changes.

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    The document describes the differences between normal aging and pathological aging. In normal aging, people experience slow information processing and difficulties retaining new information, but do not have problems remembering recent facts or with their language, orientation, or personality. In pathological aging, people have poor recent memory performance, difficulties with abstract reasoning and orientation, and may show personality and emotional changes.

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    The document describes the differences between normal aging and pathological aging. In normal aging, people experience slow information processing and difficulties retaining new information, but do not have problems remembering recent facts or with their language, orientation, or personality. In pathological aging, people have poor recent memory performance, difficulties with abstract reasoning and orientation, and may show personality and emotional changes.

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    DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORMAL AGING AND PATHOLOGICAL AGING

    It is very important for the individual that the family detects any sign of dementia, whatever the
    origin, in order to influence the evolution of the process, which is why a summary table is attached here
    explaining what the normal aging process is and what is the process in a risk situation:

    NORMAL AGING PATHOLOGICAL AGING

    - Slowdown in information processing. - Poor performance in recent memory.


    - Difficulties retaining new information. - Difficulties in abstract reasoning.
    - There is no difficulty in remembering - There is some difficulty expressing and
    recent data or events. understanding complex ideas.
    - The language is fully preserved, with an - Occasional disorientation in time or space
    improvement in vocabulary. appears.
    - There is no disorientation in time or - Emotional and personality changes
    space. appear.
    - There are no changes in personality. - They present certain difficulties in
    - They do not present difficulties in daily performing and carrying out certain daily
    life. activities.
    - They present subjective memory - They do not present memory complaints
    complaints. since they are not usually conscious.

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