In this Double Take video from the New England Journal of Medicine, Drs. Nathaniel Chin and Stephen Salloway define the stages of dementia and the effect of each stage on the activities of daily living. They also discuss ways to support persons with Alzheimer’s disease at every stage of the disease, including available medications and potential side effects. The video also emphasizes the importance of advance care planning for persons with mild cognitive impairment and providing support to care partners.

The New England Journal of Medicine is the world’s leading general medical journal. Continuously published for over 200 years, the Journal publishes peerreviewed research along with interactive clinical content for physicians, educators, and the global medical community at https://NEJM.org.

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