Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which are the basis for financial reporting by the private sector in the United States, have been codified by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) into a single authoritative source.
Dementia and Alzheimerâs disease arenât the same. Dementia is an overall term used to describe symptoms that impact memory, performance of daily activities, and communication abilities. Alzheimerâs disease is the most common type of dementia. Alzheimerâs disease gets worse with time and affects memory, language, and thought.
There are four common types of dementia: Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). How important genes are in these different dementias varies considerably. For example, the role of genes in FTD seems to be much greater than in vascular dementia.