If the information actually enters their memory, patients may have problems retrieving information. In addition, they may also have problems with speech. Britell notes that while patients may have problems thinking of the right word, more often they have problems forming words and putting them together. In addition to physical visual problems, patients may also have perceptual problems. Britell gives the example of looking for a pair of socks in a drawer but being unable to find them even though they may be right on top.
Patients are unable to make sense of visual patterns.
The decline in motor control can effect one's sense of self. In the case of motor problems, there is a sense of loss of control of one's body. Patients may feel that their limbs are no longer a part of them simply because they can no longer exert the control over them that they used to exert. It can be frustrating for patients because they are no longer able to engage in everyday activities such as going grocery shopping let alone engaging in more taxing activities. While this may be hard to deal with, it becomes especially difficult when one considers the stigma that society attaches to the inability to control the body.