"How Stress Effects Dementia" Dementia Series Community Lectures

Dementia symptoms and ‘behaviors’ can change for many reasons. Understand how acute stress can cause a sudden ‘decline’ in cognition. Review common examples of “acute stress” and recognize differences in how a brain with dementia may process symptoms.

Helen Kao is Medical Director of Clinical Innovations at Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care in Corvallis, OR, and Professor of Medicine with the University of California San Francisco. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and hospice & palliative medicine.