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Dementia is the name given to a group of conditions that cause severe memory loss, personality changes and difficulties with everyday life. Alzheimerâs disease is the most common type of dementia. The second most common type is vascular dementia (multi-infarct dementia), in which blood flow to the brain is disrupted. Someone with dementia will experience more than the minor memory lapses considered part of the normal ageing process.
Many people will experience incontinence (a loss of bladder or bowel control) in the later stages of Alzheimer's and other dementias. There are many causes, as well as ways to help manage incontinence. How you respond can help the person with dementia retain a sense of dignity. 1  Causes. 2  How to respond.