Tejashwi's Health Claims on Nitish: Unpacking Dementia and Alzheimer's Truth

• RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accused CM Nitish Kumar of suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia after a remark in the Bihar Legislative Council.
• Dementia is a group of brain-related diseases affecting cognitive abilities, memory, and behavior, often seen with increasing age.
• Alzheimer's is a progressive mental disorder and a common type of dementia, accounting for 60-70% of dementia cases.
• Symptoms of Alzheimer's include forgetting recent events, difficulty recalling words, getting lost, mood changes, and social withdrawal.
• Risk factors include age, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and lack of physical/mental activity; while incurable, progression can be managed.