Abundis, Cecilia T. (Supervising Attorney) Ahlstrand, Deborah L. (Division Chief) Ahmed, Shuaib Abdul (Assistant Attorney General I) Alikhan, Saira J. (Assistant Attorney General I) Allen-Slagel, Deborah Joyce (Unit Supervisor) Armstrong, Andrew Barrett (Assistant Attorney General II) Arnold, Michael David (Assistant Attorney General I) Arnold, ...
While symptoms of dementia can vary greatly, at least two of the following core mental functions must be significantly impaired to be considered dementia: Memory ; Communication and language ; Ability to focus and pay attention ; Reasoning and judgment ; Visual perception
Some of the more common symptoms of dementia include: 1  Short-term Memory Loss. The person with dementia may remember long-ago details like what she wore to her senior prom, but cannot recall what was said to her or what she was doing a few short minutes ago. 2  Problems with Speech & Comprehension. The person with dementia may begin to lose the ability to communicate normally, substituting words that make no sense in the context of what's being said. Or, he may just forget a simple everyday word that was once used countless times, like toothbrush or fork..