I watched press commentary by Donald Trump in response to Engoron’s verdict and noted that he repeated the same points over and over again. When he came to a logical point of conclusion, he started the same diatribe again repeating the exact same points as though he’d never mentioned them in the first place.
This is interesting from the NIH related to repetition as a symptom of dementia.
Verbal repetition is common in individuals at all stages of dementia but is most frequently identified as a symptom of use to track in individuals with mild dementia. It was selected as a symptom to track in approximately half of all respondents and two-thirds of those with AD. Repetitive questions were the most common type of verbal repetition behaviors and were tracked by similar proportions of users across the stages of dementia. Repetitive story/information telling and verbal perseveration were less common but were targeted in a greater proportion of individuals with moderate and severe stages of dementia. As such, there may be different underlying causes of the different types of verbal repetition. The symptoms seen in association with verbal repetition suggest that reduced executive function and memory impairment play a role in repetitive verbal behaviors. Further research is needed to better understand the basis of this phenomenon and how to best care for people with dementia who experience these symptoms and their caregivers.
This is important for all Americans to consider: “The symptoms seen in association with verbal repetition suggest that reduced executive function and memory impairment play a role in repetitive verbal behaviors.”
Every time we see the man on TV, dementia is on full display and should be noted both by the press and by the electorate.