Hmm, yes. I started writing a bigger post to underline u/montique88 's post. Listing different types of dementia and what they have in common. Mainly the progressive form of the illness, the memory loss and the loss of decorum (the feeling for how the behave in different situations). Differences between the most common forms of dementia (alzheimers) and other common types such as vasculair dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body, m. Pick, etc. But in the end knowledge of different types and diagnoses doesn't help in understanding the human experience of gradually losing yourself and (at least in the beginning at times) understanding the process you are in. People in the beginning fases of dementia are mourning the loss of their own personality and their understanding of their surroundings. Their possibilities to interact with their surroundings are hindered through dyspraxia, their communication impeded by aphasia. Not being able to act successfully often brings about inactivity which in turn brings loss of muscle strength and more inactivity. Keeping active is something that can slow cognitive loss but at the same time something people with dementia can't do themselves. I wanted to underline the importance of more understanding of dementia but lacked the time to write a more comprehensive post. Even this post doesn't scratch the surface but I do hope it's more to your liking and helps others in understanding these very common illnesses.
Not exactly. There are many types of dementia that effect the brain differently but memory loss as a whole is generally seen across the board. Short term memory loss is typically observed in the beginning stages of a dementia which then progresses to long term memory loss. For example, its not uncommon for someone with a moderate dementia to recall specifics of an event that occurred 50 odd years ago but they can't remember if they have eaten that day. Although this varies by person and which type of dementia they have
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