Yes. All types of dementia are characterized by damage to neurons in brain areas that help to encode and retrieve short-term memory. When IQ tests are given to (even mildly) d…emented patients, their scores are below the levels recorded premorbidly (before they had developed dementia). ( Full Answer )
The intellect is the part of the mind that takes in informationabout the external environment, forms conceptions related to thatenvironment, and makes judgments concerning the… quality ofsomething or someone. ( Full Answer )