Impairment of Attention in Dementia

Impairment of attention, especially complex attention, appears in the early stage of dementia. Complex attention is one of the six neurocognitive domains, which are disturbed in dementia. Impairment of complex attention promotes symptoms of dementia, difficulties in activities of daily living (ADLs)...

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Published inBrain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyū no shinpo Vol. 76; no. 6; p. 743
Main Authors Yamaguchi, Haruyasu, Yamaguchi, Tomoharu
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.06.2024
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Attention - physiology
Dementia - etiology
Humans
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Summary:Impairment of attention, especially complex attention, appears in the early stage of dementia. Complex attention is one of the six neurocognitive domains, which are disturbed in dementia. Impairment of complex attention promotes symptoms of dementia, difficulties in activities of daily living (ADLs), and disturbed communication in dementia due to Alzheimer disease, Lewy body disease, and cerebrovascular diseases. Despite its importance, research on "impairment of attention in dementia" is scarce. We look forward to future studies addressing this topic. In this article, we emphasized on providing care for ADL and communication for people with dementia, who have attention deficits.
ISSN:1881-6096
DOI:10.11477/mf.1416202672