{"id":151,"date":"2024-04-26T01:11:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dementiaguidelines\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=151"},"modified":"2024-04-26T01:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:33:35","slug":"1-introduction-to-dementia","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dementiaguidelines\/chapter\/1-introduction-to-dementia\/","title":{"raw":"1 Introduction to dementia","rendered":"1 Introduction to dementia"},"content":{"raw":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Introduction to dementia<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\" style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<h3>MS PowerPoint and PDF<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dementiaguidelines\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2026\/2024\/04\/1-Introduction-to-dementia.pptx\">1 Introduction to dementia<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a 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