dementia

Nine early symptoms of dementia that you should not ignore

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  1. Problems finding the “right” words.

Almost everyone get into such situation, even young and completely healthy person. If such cases are one-time or infrequent, you should not worry. However, if they begin to repeat from day to day, then be sure to see a doctor.

  1. Increased forgetfulness.

From time to time you can forget where your keys or phone. However, if a person begins to lose things regularly, cannot remember what they ate for breakfast or what they talked about with a colleague yesterday, this indicates developing cognitive impairment.

  1. Anxiety, suspiciousness.

With age, we all become a little cynical, pessimistic and stop believing in pink ponies and this is normal. It is bad if a cheerful person suddenly begins not to trust people and the world, to look for a trick in everything. Such anxiety and suspiciousness, especially if they manifested themselves in the character quite unexpectedly, is also a bad symptom.

  1. Personality changes.

For example, cheerful extrovert suddenly became grumpy. Or conversely, a recently shy person has suddenly become overly sociable. Any changes in character, temperament, communication are an alarming signal.

  1. Disorders of orientation in time and space.

Sometimes, you can do not remember which today the day of the week is and this is normal. However, it is not good if you suddenly notice that you forgot the short way to the bus stop or what the door of your office looks like. You should pay attention to such changes and consult a specialist.

  1. Loss of interest in hobbies.

Apathy, decreased interest in favorite activities, trying to avoid contact with even best friends – this is another symptom of latent dementia.

  1. Aimlessness.

For example, the person takes the bag and to go to the store, but returns without purchases. Or if a person asks the same questions repeatedly, although he has already received answers to them. Such behavioral difficulties mean that a person has lost the ability to plan and concentrate.

  1. Verbosity or loss of ability to follow the logic of the conversation.

Brain disturbances prevent a person from focusing on the topic of conversation. The person is constantly distracted by extraneous things. For example, when talking about the benefits of apples, a person may suddenly begin to remember how he went on vacation last year. And these memories have nothing to do with apples. Because of the lost ability to express thoughts clearly and concisely, a person can ponder over one issue for a long time. In addition, in the process often forgets what he really wanted to say.

  1. The tendency to constantly hide or accumulate things.

A person can hide the glasses so that they do not get lost, and then spend half a day searching for them around the house. Also, a symptom of dementia is refusing to throw away old equipment or broken furniture because “it may come in handy.” With progressive dementia, such cases become more pronounced and more regular.