what mental ability tends to become affected in the later stages of dementia?

Question

im doing a course in dementia so as much info as poss would be much appreciated

Answer 1

Dementia is usually a fluctuating syndrome. People are ok on second and then demented the next. It is usually attention and personality, NOT memory that is affected.

Answer 2

Try putting Dementia in yahoo search all the info you require will be there.good Luck

Answer 3

In the later stages of dementia, most mental abilities are affected.

I don't know what the heck Josh H. is talking about. He's obviously out of his depth here.

A few of the mental abilities that are affected would be reasoning, understanding, personality changes, confusion, unawareness of time and space, inability to recognise items (and people) for what/who they are, forgetfulness, language problems, problems with spatial and temporal orientation (i.e. the day of the week, where they are ... even if in once familiar surroundings), impaired capacity of judgement (i.e. what type of clothing to wear for any given time of year), mood swings, changes in behavious, loss of initiative (i.e. losing the ability to carry on with once familiar hobbies/pastimes).

Best of luck on your course, Ali.

Answer 4

Think u got it at an early stage??
What is poss...ref dementia.
The "PERSON WITH THE DEMENTIA" doe's not have a (window) open to listen to type/comp talk.
GOT IT YET!! I doubt it.