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References: Progression Through Dementia Stages

A curated list of high-quality resources to deepen your understanding of how dementia progresses through stages. Wikipedia articles offer free, well-sourced overviews; textbooks provide authoritative depth; online resources from major dementia organizations give practical, up-to-date guidance.

  1. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia - Contains a dedicated section on disease stages, from preclinical through severe, aligning with the staging frameworks presented in this chapter.

  2. Global Deterioration Scale - Wikipedia - Describes the widely used 7-stage framework for tracking cognitive decline, providing a structured reference for the staging models discussed here.

  3. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia - Explains the self-care tasks used to measure functional decline across dementia stages, essential for understanding how progression is assessed.

  4. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss (6th ed.) - Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins - Johns Hopkins University Press - Walks families through what to expect at each stage of dementia with practical caregiving guidance, directly complementing this chapter.

  5. Practical Dementia Care - Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos, and Cynthia D. Steele - Oxford University Press - Clinical framework for understanding dementia progression and planning care across stages, useful for readers wanting a more medical perspective.

  6. Stages of Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Association - Authoritative patient-facing description of early, middle, and late stages of Alzheimer's disease. Reinforces the stage concepts central to this chapter.

  7. Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet - National Institute on Aging - Federal fact sheet describing how symptoms change across stages of Alzheimer's. A reliable complement to this chapter's progression discussion.

  8. How dementia progresses - Alzheimer's Society (UK) - Clear, accessible guide to progression through early, middle, and later stages of dementia, closely matching this chapter's structure.

  9. Alzheimer's stages: How the disease progresses - Mayo Clinic - In-depth article on the typical trajectory of Alzheimer's disease from mild through severe, written in plain language for families.

  10. End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia - National Institute on Aging - Guidance on the late and final stages of dementia, extending the chapter's coverage into advanced and end-of-life care considerations.