I-Dementia yinkalo ebanzi yezifo zengqondo ezenza ixesha elide kwaye ngokukhawuleza linciphise ngokukwazi ukucinga nokukhumbula ukuba lukhulu kakhulu ukuchaphazela ukusebenza komntu kwansuku zonke. Ezinye iimpawu eziqhelekileyo ziquka iingxaki zengqondo, ubunzima ngolwimi kunye nokunciphisa ngokubakhuthaza. Ukuqonda komntu akuxhaphaki. Ukuxilongwa kwesifo sengqondo kudinga ukutshintsha kwindlela yokusebenza yengqondo yomntu kunye nokuhla kwezinga elingaphezulu kunokuba umntu alindele ngenxa yokuguga. Ezi zifo nazo zinempembelelo enkulu kumntu onoxhatha.