Researchers injected ethyl alcohol into 16 tarsometatarsal joints (lowest hock joint) of normal, sound horses. They injected 4 mL of either 70% or 95% ethyl alcohol.
For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). Dementia, also known as senility, is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. Other common symptoms include emotional problems, problems with language, and a decrease in motivation.
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. Dementia is a long term progressive form of deterioration in a person's cognitive functions including memory, attention, and the ability to communicate and solve problems. Memory care facilities are still commonly referred to by laypeople as Alzheimer's facilities.