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Dementia. It changes your life.

on Oct 24 in Blog, Featured Slider, Home posted by admin

Welcome to Niemann-Pick Children’s Fund! Please stay patient while we complete our site.  “Dementia is something that is usually associated with older people. However, children, teenagers and young adults can experience dementia as a result of a number of rare diseases and conditions. Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC) is an example of one of these diseases, and one of its main symptoms is dementia.” (Hinton et al, 2005)

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