Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

Dementia is a broad term for memory loss and other cognitive issues, such as language and problem-solving problems, that can ...

Can you explain the stages of dementia? Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, behavior and social abilities severely enough to affect activities ...

Dementia is progressive. This means signs and symptoms may be relatively mild at first but they get worse with time. Dementia affects everyone differently, however it can be helpful to think of ...

A psychologist has explored the primary stages of dementia and how to spot them in yourself or those close to you. Her guidance arrives as more than 944,000 people across the UK are living with the ...