This stage of dementia is considered terminal because it is the last stage before death. One of the most common causes of death in end-stage dementia is pneumonia, a lung infection people with ...

State Sen. Catherine Blakespear wants to engage stakeholder groups to discuss possible changes to the law, but she faces ...

The Alzheimer's Association reports that 6 out of 10 people with dementia will wander, which can occur at any stage of the ...

Dementia was the leading cause of death for the UK last year, according to newly released research. Alzheimer's Research UK revealed 75,393 people died from dementia in 2023. The figure is up from ...

The finding of neurologic signs in addition to cognitive impairments in the mild and moderate stages of dementia suggests a diagnosis other than Alzheimer's disease. For non-neurologists ...

But there are obvious ethical questions and hurdles that come with expanding to include dementia patients — especially if diagnosed in a later stage. At what point can someone no longer make that ...