Can dementia kill? Does a person die from dementia? Dementia doesn’t just make you forgetful. It’s a serious, progressive condition that is, eventually, terminal. A person in the late stage of dementia is at risk for many medical complications. Most people with late-stage dementia die from dementia-related complications. In this video, I describe the most common causes of death: Pneumonia and sepsis. Timecodes 0:00 Introduction 0:17 Top 10 leading causes of death 0:45 What is dementia? 1:35 Cause of death: Pneumonia 2:24 Cause of death: Sepsis 3:16 Is dementia the actual cause of death? 3:39 Importance of recognizing dementia as a cause of death 4:11 Important note! 4:36 Take home message 4:46 The end Music: https://www.bensound.com