Dementia?

Dementia?

• A. A respiratory infection
• B. A decline in memory
• C. A skin condition
• D. A temporary mood swing

Answer: (B)

Dementia is a chronic, progressive decline in cognitive function, with memory loss being a central feature. It affects daily living because the memory impairment is persistent and plus other thinking skills like language, problem solving, and planning can be affected over time. Early signs include forgetting recent events, misplacing items, and getting lost in familiar places. This isn’t a temporary mood swing, nor a respiratory infection or a skin condition. Those don’t involve the lasting, widespread cognitive decline that characterizes dementia. So a decline in memory best captures what dementia is.

Dementia is a chronic, progressive decline in cognitive function, with memory loss being a central feature. It affects daily living because the memory impairment is persistent and plus other thinking skills like language, problem solving, and planning can be affected over time. Early signs include forgetting recent events, misplacing items, and getting lost in familiar places. This isn’t a temporary mood swing, nor a respiratory infection or a skin condition. Those don’t involve the lasting, widespread cognitive decline that characterizes dementia. So a decline in memory best captures what dementia is.