When Dementia Patients Stop Eating: What to Expect
When a person with dementia stops eating, it typically signals that the disease has reached its final stages and the body is beginning to shut down.
Category Dementia
Dementia and Weight Loss: A Timeline of Physical Changes
Weight loss in dementia is not a late-stage complication that arrives without warning. It is a slow, measurable process that can begin a full decade...
The Role of Sleep in Dementia Progression Speed
Sleep is not merely a passive rest period for people with dementia — it is an active driver of how quickly the disease progresses.
Nighttime Decline in Dementia: Why Evenings Are Harder
Evenings are harder for people with dementia because the disease damages the brain's internal clock, depleting the already-limited cognitive reserves...
Seasonal Patterns in Dementia Progression: What Research Shows
Yes, dementia symptoms follow seasonal patterns, and the effect is far larger than most families and clinicians realize.
Dementia Decline After the Loss of a Spouse: Is It Real?
Yes, the connection between losing a spouse and accelerated cognitive decline is real and backed by substantial evidence.
Functional Assessment Staging in Dementia: A Practical Guide
Functional Assessment Staging, or FAST, is a clinical tool that breaks dementia progression into seven major stages and sixteen substages, each defined by...
Can Dementia Skip a Stage? Understanding Atypical Progression
Dementia does not always follow the neat, stepwise decline that staging models suggest, and yes, it can appear to skip a stage entirely.
How Many Years Between Early and Late Stage Dementia?
The gap between early and late stage dementia typically spans four to six years, though this range can stretch or compress dramatically depending on the...
Hippocampal Atrophy Stages in Alzheimer’s Disease
Hippocampal atrophy in Alzheimer's disease follows a roughly predictable trajectory that researchers have mapped into distinct stages, beginning with...