Why do people with dementia forget things like people/events, but not things like the alphabet or relatively simple grammar? Or do they, and it’s just not really shown in western media?

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Why do people with dementia forget things like people/events, but not things like the alphabet or relatively simple grammar? Or do they, and it’s just not really shown in western media?

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Just an observation, I’m a nurse, been working with dementia patients close to 12 years now. Obviously every case is different, but I’ve seen short term memory generally be the first thing to start slipping in alzheimers patients. There’s loads of other types/causes of dementia though.

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