Can dementia kill? Does a person die from dementia? Dementia doesn’t just make you forgetful. It’s a serious, progressive condition that is, eventually, terminal. A person in the late stage of dementia is at risk for many medical complications. Most people with late-stage dementia die from dementia-related complications. In this video, I describe the most common causes of death: Pneumonia and sepsis.

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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Top 10 leading causes of death
0:45 What is dementia?
1:35 Cause of death: Pneumonia
2:24 Cause of death: Sepsis
3:16 Is dementia the actual cause of death?
3:39 Importance of recognizing dementia as a cause of death
4:11 Important note!
4:36 Take home message
4:46 The end


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