2006-12-12 03:48:12 · 7 answers · asked by Yvette A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Yes, as the brain shuts down so do the body organs because the brain controls many bodily functions.
2006-12-12 03:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by generationalmixer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can You Die From Dementia
2016-09-29 01:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by ohrmund 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term dementia describes the absence of or seriously declining cognition. It always has an underlying cause -- which may be a cause for death; or at least a concurrent condition contributing to it.
The loss of intellectual functions (such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning) of sufficient severity to interfere with a person’s daily functioning.
Dementia is not a disease itself but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or conditions. Symptoms may also include changes in personality, mood, and behavior.
Dementia is irreversible when caused by disease or injury but may be reversible when caused by drugs, alcohol, hormone or vitamin imbalances, or depression.
2006-12-12 05:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
From complicatons..like forgetting to eat.
Really, in severe forms, people just lie in bed and don't do much of anything.
If they have very good nursing care and a lot of effort is spent in feeding the patient they do much better.
They can live a long time and usually die from some complication..like urosepsis or pneumonia
2006-12-12 03:54:37 · answer #4 · answered by er.doctor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
.dementia is not a life threatening disease but you can die from the results of dementia.
2006-12-12 04:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well dementia is the result of cell death and if you kill off enough brain cells it will kill you
2006-12-12 03:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frank r has it right
2006-12-12 05:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋