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r/dementia
Dementia, Alzheimer's, brain disease, head injuries, concussions and cognition.
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This subreddit is dedicated to information and support for people dealing with dementia. Dementia is an abnormal, serious loss of cognitive ability, often seen in older people as a result of degenerative disease. It can also be the result of CTE or head trauma, getting blown up by an IED, drug abuse, and other causes. Some of the most common forms of dementia are: Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies.
Dementia is a tragic illness.
Don't suffer in silence. Read and share your story, ask questions, and get answers. This subreddit is dedicated to information, support and news for people and families struggling with this terrible affliction.
Be kind to others here. Don't seek to take advantage of ...
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January 10, 2010
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Total Submissions
23,409
Total Comments
198,920
Earliest Submission
January 10, 2010
Earliest Comment
November 11, 2010
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Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 47,255 | 827,697 | 4420.7 | 6.9 | 640.51 | |
| #2 | 775 | 15,311 | 72.5 | 0.1 | 567.87 | |
| #3 | 1,344 | 31,764 | 125.7 | 0.3 | 474.70 | |
| #4 | 4,067 | 104,874 | 380.5 | 0.9 | 435.07 | |
| #5 | 801 | 25,524 | 74.9 | 0.2 | 352.08 | |
| #6 | 6,351 | 206,977 | 594.1 | 1.7 | 344.25 | |
| #7 | 5,149 | 170,482 | 481.7 | 1.4 | 338.84 | |
| #8 | 1,180 | 40,134 | 110.4 | 0.3 | 329.85 | |
| #9 | 1,146 | 43,514 | 107.2 | 0.4 | 295.47 | |
| #10 | 2,928 | 114,411 | 273.9 | 1.0 | 287.11 | |
| #11 | 331 | 16,100 | 31.0 | 0.1 | 230.65 | |
| #12 | 532 | 27,157 | 49.8 | 0.2 | 219.78 | |
| #13 | 4,771 | 265,682 | 446.3 | 2.2 | 201.46 | |
| #14 | 964 | 54,908 | 90.2 | 0.5 | 196.97 | |
| #15 | 1,589 | 93,085 | 148.7 | 0.8 | 191.51 | |
| #16 | 312 | 21,711 | 29.2 | 0.2 | 161.22 | |
| #17 | 1,165 | 86,392 | 109.0 | 0.7 | 151.29 | |
| #18 | 729 | 54,422 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 150.28 | |
| #19 | 898 | 73,871 | 84.0 | 0.6 | 136.38 | |
| #20 | 535 | 44,058 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 136.23 | |
| #21 | 815 | 77,021 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 118.71 | |
| #22 | 787 | 75,621 | 73.6 | 0.6 | 116.76 | |
| #23 | 2,856 | 282,364 | 267.2 | 2.4 | 113.48 | |
| #24 | 3,783 | 391,834 | 353.9 | 3.3 | 108.31 | |
| #25 | 152 | 18,325 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 93.06 | |
| #26 | 3,473 | 424,708 | 324.9 | 3.5 | 91.74 | |
| #27 | 255 | 31,630 | 23.9 | 0.3 | 90.45 | |
| #28 | 720 | 89,776 | 67.4 | 0.7 | 89.98 | |
| #29 | 307 | 39,591 | 28.7 | 0.3 | 86.99 | |
| #30 | 779 | 102,002 | 72.9 | 0.9 | 85.68 | |
| #31 | 201 | 26,452 | 18.8 | 0.2 | 85.25 | |
| #32 | 130 | 17,312 | 12.2 | 0.1 | 84.25 | |
| #33 | 419 | 57,504 | 39.2 | 0.5 | 81.75 | |
| #34 | 535 | 73,434 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 81.74 | |
| #35 | 8,214 | 1,130,296 | 768.4 | 9.4 | 81.53 | |
| #36 | 148 | 20,539 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 80.84 | |
| #37 | 222 | 31,201 | 20.8 | 0.3 | 79.82 | |
| #38 | 958 | 136,205 | 89.6 | 1.1 | 78.91 | |
| #39 | 453 | 65,129 | 42.4 | 0.5 | 78.03 | |
| #40 | 2,027 | 292,818 | 189.6 | 2.4 | 77.66 | |
| #41 | 208 | 33,617 | 19.5 | 0.3 | 69.42 | |
| #42 | 445 | 73,487 | 41.6 | 0.6 | 67.94 | |
| #43 | 666 | 110,957 | 62.3 | 0.9 | 67.34 | |
| #44 | 1,380 | 231,526 | 129.1 | 1.9 | 66.87 | |
| #45 | 341 | 57,469 | 31.9 | 0.5 | 66.57 | |
| #46 | 180 | 34,320 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 58.84 | |
| #47 | 574 | 113,328 | 53.7 | 0.9 | 56.82 | |
| #48 | 112 | 22,191 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 56.62 | |
| #49 | 512 | 103,014 | 47.9 | 0.9 | 55.76 | |
| #50 | 308 | 62,348 | 28.8 | 0.5 | 55.42 |