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What are the 7 stages of dementia?

The 7 stages of dementia come from the Global Deterioration Scale, which maps decline from no impairment (stage 1), through very mild and mild changes, to moderate and severe dementia (stages 6 and 7). Many clinicians use a simpler early, middle, and late model, but both describe the same overall path.

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