Dementia Symptoms
Do you have any symptoms of Dementia? Do you even know what they are? Learn more about each symptom of this condition below and what to do if you think you may have Dementia.
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Symptoms of Dementia
They often begin mildly and progress over time. Symptoms vary according to the cause of the dementia, but often include:
- Increasing trouble remembering things, such as:
- How to get to familiar locations
- What the names of family and friends are
- Where common objects are usually kept
- How to do simple math
- How to do usual tasks, such as cooking, dressing, bathing, etc.
- How to drive
- How to pay bills
- Having difficulty concentrating on tasks
- Having difficulty completing sentences due to lost/forgotten words (may progress to complete inability to speak)
- Forgetting the date, time of day, season
- Getting lost in familiar surroundings
- Having mood swings
- Being withdrawn, losing interest in usual activities
- Having personality changes
- Walking in a slow, shuffling way
- Having poor coordination
- Losing purposeful movement
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