How does a person die from dementia? | Can dementia kill?
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- 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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Hello my name is Anna and my dad has Dementia but the Dr told us that theirs no way of knowing what stage he’s in. And I dnt believe that but my dad is not wanting to walk anymore bc he can’t and the Dr said is because he’s diabetic my dad said he’s leg feel hot and then cold is that because of the Dementia ? I really hope you can help me understand why Tnk you much
my dad died 18 months ago of dementia .. my sister is at end phase. of dementia .. not talking; not walking not wanting to eat although she did want water today. she has the " just in case" box now. she has alredy been in a care home for 3 years; thanks for the video
i so scare , can guide me... my father is now randomly will accuse me of stole his gold n latest was 2 fake rings appear n he said i uses it to exchange his real ring but after a few hrs he totally forgot about that . Nw he can still walk, know his way bk hm but eat only 2 meals a day and sleep about 5 times a day. Is it early stage of dementia? i just assume only as he stay with me. Just this week i ran out of my hse as he refuse to let me out to work... and start to scold vulgarities etc. what should i do, he wont follow me to hospital etc. ?
@@ngwei2255you must seek help and not carry this burden all by yourself. Isn't there anybody to help you? Other family members? If not get social services involved.
Its very difficult both my parents have dementia @@ngwei2255
The first symptom I noticed was my wife (struggling with dementia) hurriedly gorging her food....which ultimately led to aspiration... "down the wrong pipe"... months later in hospice her right lung was found to be contaminated by at least one particle of food...which was removed mechanically. It was all down hill from there. Ultimately she passed without pain and suffering.
Thank you so much for helping me understand the death of my favorite aunt! This made a lot of sense and helped me reach closure of this sad time in my life.
Thank you, Kris. My deepest condolences to you and your family 😪💫
@@dr.paulinemoyaert is dementia killer or no??
@@dr.paulinemoyaert Heartfelt thanks for your kind words! That means a lot! 🙏
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And sadly, Urinary Tract Infections in late-stage dementia patients can worsen to the ugliest disease you never want to speak about in public--Fournier's Gangrene, which can lead to sepsis, septic shock, and ultimately--death. That's why we need a cure for all dementia diseases.
I’m so glad you have made this video! I had heard that funding is usually given to the top causes of death so if Dementia isn’t recorded on a death certificate then vital future funding is missed ... when your loved-one passes, please ensure their dementia is recorded on their death certificate!
I used to be a care-giver. No matter what the health issues of my various patients were, stroke, diabetes, Parkinson’s, cardiac care etc., dementia was
always a part of the daily problems and care difficulties. Also I never received any help from the health professionals re: care ideas or medications.
We were just supposed to‘deal with it’ I was struck with fists, urinated on had fecal matter rubbed on me,& spat on by patients that loved me. A particular tough night dealing with an elderly man who needed more pain medication than was being allowed
Hi Pamela, what a story. I'm very sorry for you. Dementia is a devastating disease, not only for the patients, but also for the caregivers. And like you say, most caregivers 'have to deal with it'. Unfortunately, many people still underestimate the true impact of a disease like dementia.
My patients & I were very close & trust was shared both ways. However nothing stopped him from shrieking lies filled with obscenities at me or to their families. Very destructive & very hurtful, leading to my leaving 2 patients with whom I had been very close with.
After the 2nd one I simply refused to care for any dementia patient. It was painful and very sad because I truly felt that these were the very people who most needed my kind of care. As I stated in my first comment the health care people, doctors, nurses, therapists etc.would be supportive of me personally yet refused to offer anything to help. It was incredibly frustrating eventually resulting in my simply walking away. Thank y’all for allowing me to vent. I have been retired since 2015 & it’s still a sore spot.
@@pamelaself1298very hurtful….definitely the so called “professionals” should do more to help caregivers….
Thanks for the effort to put this video together. More power to your channel.
Thank you Edgar 🥰
I'm 45 and have the dying symptoms. it is what it is. I lived enough but had bullets in my brain which led to dementia.
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Thank you for sharing this information. Greetings from Australia.
You're welcome. Happy to help! 🙂
Your video was very informative. That’s what my mum died of dementia but on the death certificate it was aspiration pneumonia. I didn’t know anything about that I’m adopted so I don’t love this is ready train my mumis line of the family or not, but I am at was very distressing last 3 -4 years of life
My condolences 😥💫
My mom had Alzheimer’s/ Dementia. The cause of death on my mom’s death certificate was dehydration. But another thing about the pneumonia…. Once a month for a year and a half she suffered from a UTI. Sadly this is common in nursing homes. So every month she would be put on antibiotics. As a result & after awhile, especially with old, old people, your body stops producing its own antibodies so they usually die from pneumonia because your body can’t fight it and the antibiotics stop working. UTIs are preventable. It’s not abuse but it is neglect. But it’s not neglect because these nursing homes staffing is so poor. It’s the toughest job.
My mom passed away recently, the day before Christmas Eve 2023, from dementia/Alzheimer's. She'd had COVID 2 weeks prior but had recovered well. I guess I was lucky in that she died from stopping breathing and not underlying illnesses.
Thanks I am from India regularly watching your video
In last-stage Alzheimer's, the plaques and tangles hit the pituitary gland, which controls breathing and your heart. It always gets progressive and gets worse, and your heart will fail---or your lungs will permanently collapse as the gland gets overpowered by this bad stuff, causing permanent breathing paralysis, and this is one example how you can die from Alzheimer's - which is a form of dementia.
Thanks Doc
I don’t want to die from this😢
Don't forget dehydration and malnourishment. I only did long-term nursing home care for a few months but at least one of the residents deteriorated quickly when she became afraid to drink or eat her paranoia with triggered by the dementia. And the medications didn't help. Either they would sedate her to the point of her being obtunded or she just be in constant panic mode. 😢 Edit she also lost the ability to drink up a straw or take sips from the cup even when she would try.
Thanks, great info
Glad it was helpful! Thanks 😊
Good information. 😊
Thank you Susan!
Thank you for sharing. Just a suggestion, you might want to reconsider changing the intro and extro music of the video to a more subtle one.
Changing is not an option (not possible). But I know and understand what you mean. This is an older video and I didn't think about it when I made this video. Thanks for your feedback!
Well explained madam....I wished that you also told us regarding what leads to dementia. I hope for that in the future.
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Lots of roads lead to dementia.
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury , 1984, myself. Australia. Male, heart valve replaced, so my wife (CARER) and myself are competing for widowhood. Who is getting dementia first!
Good to now know that my forthcoming PEG surgery might prevent pneumonia, UTI and its complications. By design, our Australian federal government, similar to the European governments, will show disabled and elderly people like myself, to not die in the public streets.
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Keep grinding Tony, we haven't even sat down for a coffee?
Is temper outburst common in dementia?
Yes.
How long does a 82 year old female dementia patient survive with end stage dementia
Do dementia patients have more general body aches and pains than other older persons
Hi Julie, not that I know of, but it could be that people with dementia perceive pain/body aches different than we do, which could explain why they sometimes experience more (or less) pain than people without dementia. This is just my own opinion, I don't know if this is scientifically correct.
Hi Julie, how's your day going with you?
Both my Granparents have it.
I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope they are doing ok. Take care!
Thank you for this video. How would you know if someone passed from sepsis or pneumonia?
Do you want to know the difference between sepsis and pneumonia? Or do you want to know how doctors know the (immediate) cause of death (e.g. pneumonia/sepsis/something else)?
@@dr.paulinemoyaert Thank you very much for the video.
Yes I actually wanted to know how the doctors know that it is actually the immediate cause (pneumonia/sepsis/sth else) but not the primary cause (dementia) of death?
While I understand that the immediate causes could lead to death, I still have trouble understanding how dementia itself could lead to death. Because I am still having the concept that it is the comorbidities arise from dementia that lead to death while the diagnosis of dementia is not fatal.
So may I know when it's mentioned at the end that dementia can lead to death, is it mainly because of the immediate cause developed from dementia? That is, if someone is diagnosed with dementia without other comorbidities, it should not lead to death? Or you're saying that someone can die solely from the diagnosis of dementia?
@@leungcheukyin6732 I get your confusion. If someone is diagnosed with dementia without other comorbidities, it won't lead to death, that's correct. But the thing is, dementia will always create comorbidities in the end. You can be diagnosed with Alzheimer's when you're 65 years old and physically healthy, but it won't stay that way. Dementia will shorten your life expectancy and 'create' comorbidities.
People don't die from diabetes (underlying cause), they die from acute renal failure (immediate cause). People don't die from cancer (underlying cause), they die because they cancer has spread to (for example) the liver, which causes liver failure (immediate cause) and in turn causes a life threatening condition in which the body 'poisons' itself. Technically, you don't die of COVID-19, you die because of an acute respiratory distress syndrome.
If you want to oversimplify it, you could say that dementia itself can not lead to death. But I don't like saying that, because without dementia, you would probably survive the pneumonia or urinary tract infection. A doctor has to write down both the immediate and underlying cause of death, it's always related.
Hope this makes it a bit clearer to you. If not, please let me know. Happy to help.
Here's an example of how a death certificate looks like (link to google image): www.google.com/search?q=death+certificate+underlying+cause&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj_havMta_2AhVqqXIEHdcdDi4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=death+certificate+underlying+cause&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQQzoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAgQHjoECAAQGFD-AliGJWDlJWgBcAB4AIABhAGIAdwNkgEEMTIuNpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=gpMjYv-8AerSytMP17u48AI&bih=913&biw=1280#imgrc=mTqgHUViYK8d6M
@@dr.paulinemoyaert Thank you very much for the explanation and examples given Dr Moyaert. The fact that dementia can trigger comorbidities and add complexity to recovery makes it more reasonable why dementia can be concluded to result in a person's death.
It's very clear, thank you.
@@leungcheukyin6732 You're welcome! Happy to help.
Have a nice day.
Can we say forgetfulness is an early sign of dementia?
If a person that has dementia talks about having to leave this world cause there legs and feet hurt and are in pain can that be a sign they know the are dying or is it just a sign they need better pain medication
I think it's a sign they need better pain medication 😉
Maybe change the happy music to start?? 😢
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WHY????
Because music affects the entire body and mind for most people. Music has the power to help the body to heal.
In Belgium you die from loneliness horror and corrupt doctors eho keep you alive in care homes ag 3500 euros a month! Money Money Money
Is dementia hereditary?
My mom died cause of dementia in november 2023
They forget to eat😢
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thanks for the good words I find most docs cowarldy lazy lemmings oh yes alos Greedy as hell
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Love the inappropriately happy Ukelele music….
In very you die from loneliness horror,immigrants get housr,money ,attention!
My mother is a dementia patient. She is facing problem in swallowing. Anyone has any tips so that we can make her life less painful.
I'm so sorry to hear this!
Early on you can try the chin tuck, where the patient tips their head forward until their chin touches
their chest then swallows.
@@drakec.9327she got pneumonia as food n fluid got into her wind pipe
at times it is difficult to accept this reality!
Keep grinding Tony, we haven't even sat down for a coffee?