
The most characteristic impairment in Dementia is severe memory loss. All three types of memory may be affected: immediate, recent, and remote. In early Dementia, recent memory is most severely affected with immediate and remote memory remaining relatively intact. You may be able to repeat a telephone ...

The term "delirious" conjures up the image of someone who is wild and out of control. This is extremely misleading. Although some people with Delirium do become temporarily agitated and difficult to contain, there are many other many others who develop confusion and disorientation in a quiet, unobtrusive ...