Dementia Stages

by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library The progress of dementia in a sufferer is usually seen as having three stages.First stage of dementiaIn th

Alzheimers Stages Chart by Jason

by Topeka Shawnee County Public Library

The progress of dementia in a sufferer is usually seen as having three stages.

First stage of dementia

In the first stage, the person has a marked deterioration of memory, impaired concentration and an increasing tendency to fatigue and anxiety. Nothing more than an obvious failure of memory may be observed for a year or two because of the relatively slow progress of the disease.

However, unusual incidents increasingly occur, giving cause for concern. For example, a cautious business man tells a convincing but false story about a fraudulent transaction involving an associate, or a timid spinster quarrels with her neighbors. Speech disorders in the early stages are usually limited to occasional difficulty in word-finding. Handwriting may be noticeably altered.

Second stage of dementia

In the second stage there is a further deterioration, which is particularly evident around practical everyday skills. At this stage the home begins to take on an air of squalor as the person is no longer able to use the washing machine and the vacuum cleaner. Similar deficits occurring in the workplace tend to lead to early retirement.

Neurological abnormalities begin to appear. For example 5% of people develop epilepsy and other neurological conditions can appear, such as dyspraxia (difficulty in performing tasks that require fine motor skills) and agnosia (loss of the ability to recognize or identify persons or objects). Dressing can become increasingly difficult, with garments put on back to front, a right arm inserted into a left sleeve, or an attempt to put the hand through the cuff rather than the sleeve at the shoulder.

Disorientation in space and time become apparent and the person begins to lose their way in familiar surroundings. They become unable to tell the time or name the day or date. Speech difficulties increase and the person appears to grope for words, to mispronounce words, to reiterate endlessly single syllables or parts of word.

Writing is similarly affected and words tend to be misspelled and parts of words are substituted for others. The impairment of speech is associated with a simultaneous failure to understand the speech of others. Memory loss continues, and begins to include both recent and remote events in the person's life.

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Commonly question about Dementia Stages

Question :

Dementia Stages???????????

My grannie was diagnosed with dementia last year. Although it was very mild, with her only mislaying things and forgetting small details, it was a devastating blow to the family.

Recently, she has started getting worse, fast. Now she can barely hold a conversation, and seems to forget the details of the conversation after a few minutes, constantly repeating the same comments over and over again.

Her actions are also affected, she cant remember going somewhere earlier in the day, or moving something a few minutes earlier.


I was wondering, if you can help, how long you think it will take before she gets much worse, deteriorates to a more serious extent. I know everyone is different, so just an estimate please.

Thanks

Answer :
you cant estimate that.. but, in all honesty, it s pretty bad already. Next step is paranoia. She will forget who you are and think everyone is invaders. Eventually it leads to just complete retardation of all brain functioning, and brain death. Could be as soon as 6 months, or she can stay this way for a few years. See? Too hard to tell.

Question :

Should a feeding tube be used for someone in advanced stages of dementia?

I have a loved one in advanced stages of dementia who is unable to feed herself or swallow well. My family has been talking about the possibility of a feeding tube. On one hand, we don t want her to suffer the pain of starvation. On the other, it would be hard to watch her just laying there in bed with no quality of life, utter boredom, and continued pain that she may or may not be able to express. Is there any additional information out there that would help us come to a decision?

Answer :
well without a feeding tube you will starve and your body begins to break down with sores and very painful,I would go with a tube if she has no other problems right now,if she had breathing problems and server pain or blockages where the doctor would have to give her Morphine than I would say no tube,because the Morphine would send her in to cardiac arrest and she would pass a lot quicker.

Question :

I m going to spend some time with my elderly Father who is in the beginning stages of dementia.?

I m going to spend some time with my elderly Father who is in the beginning stages of dementia. I need to give my Step Mother some time off and get him out of the house. Any ideas what I can do with him, he is hard of hearing and has a difficult time following a story, so a movie is out.

Answer :
If you live somewhere where the weather is nice I would try a park of some sort. Sitting and just having a coffee might be easier for him. If he is mobile, I also find the mall and a zoo worked for my grandmother. Theres lots of people to look at. And animals at the zoo make everyone feel like a kid. It might bring him back some really nice memories.