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Aug 9, 2024 · Looking to Prevent Dementia? Find Something You Love. The 7 Stages of Dementia. The seven stages of dementia are outlined below. Stage 1: No Cognitive Decline. At this stage, the person can function normally and exhibits no signs of memory loss, confusion, or cognitive impairment.
Jan 23, 2024 · Several strong visual clues can indicate that someone may have dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. For example, a person with dementia may have changes in the way they walk or move and/or their facial expressions may seem inappropriate in some situations.
- Christine Kennard
Jun 11, 2024 · Lewy body dementia commonly causes fluctuations in arousal, hallucinations, sleep problems, and difficulty walking. Frontotemporal dementia doesn't usually cause memory problems in the early stages. Instead, people with this type of dementia might have obvious changes in personality and behavior.
- Angela Morrow, RN
- Alzheimer's disease. In Alzheimer's disease, among the areas often damaged first are the hippocampus and its connected structures. This makes it much harder for someone to form new memories or learn new information.
- 'Atypical' Alzheimer's disease. There are rarer forms of Alzheimer's in which the first parts of the brain affected may not be in or near the hippocampus.
- Vascular dementia. Vascular dementia has a wider and more variable range of symptoms than the other types of dementia. It is caused by a range of different diseases of the blood supply to the brain.
- Frontotemporal dementia. In all forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the frontal and/or temporal lobes shrink. The different sub-types of FTD - which affect the person's behaviour and language - reflect different patterns of damage.
May 10, 2024 · Stage 6 is classified as moderately severe dementia. In this stage, a person will need constant care and supervision.
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Sep 24, 2019 · A new study suggests that people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's have distinct walking patterns that may match cognitive and disease changes.