The symptom that may be confused with another condition in older adults is dementia. It is a mental disorder.
What is dementia?
Dementia is a mental health disorder characterized by the loss of the cognitive skills of an individual.
Dementia symptoms include, among others, memory loss, alteration of thinking skills and/or social skills, etc.
The symptoms of pernicious anemia are similar to dementia and therefore the diagnosis is confusing.
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