Delirium and Dementia: Can They Coexist?

Dementias, such as Alzheimer’s disease, generally have a slow and steady progression. Alzheimer’s which makes up 65 percent of all the dementias, results in amnesia (memory loss), aphasia (loss of speaking ability), and apraxia (the inability to do perform certain skills). It also results in agnosia (the inability to recognize objects and faces – including…