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 ...

Dementia is the leading cause of death in England and Wales. Unfortunately there is very limited research into the needs and experiences of both carers and those with the condition at the advanced ...

People with dementia have distinct brain wave patterns. Researchers are investigating how EEG tests could identify people in the earliest stages of the disease when treatments are mostly likely to ...

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 ...

Addressing barriers such as cost and accessibility could expand routine cognitive testing and connect more people to treatments and resources in the critical early stages of dementia. According to ...

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 ...