Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 89%
Simulated
A client with Alzheimer's disease has lost all sense of time and place and has developed visual agnosia. The client is in which of the following stages of Alzheimer's disease?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
The intermediate stage might involve moderate memory loss and some disorientation, but not typically severe symptoms like complete loss of time and place or visual agnosia. In the severe stage, clients exhibit major confusion, losing all sense of time and place, and may develop visual agnosia (inability to recognize objects), aligning with the clientÔÇÖs condition. The end stage involves near-total dependence and loss of physical abilities, often beyond the cognitive symptoms described. Early-stage symptoms are mild, like forgetfulness, and donÔÇÖt include such advanced disorientation.