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Can people with dementia donate organs and how is eligibility determined?

According to the National Institute on Aging, brain donation is a crucial part of advancing research on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, but the eligibility for organ donation for transplant is a more complex issue. **Can people with dementia donate organs** for transplantation? The eligibility is not automatically denied due to a dementia diagnosis, but it depends on a case-by-case medical evaluation of the person's overall health and the specific cause of their condition.