Features of Early stages of Dementia

Impact of the symptoms are individual to each person
1. Depending on their personality, general health and social situation
Memory Loss
1. Most commonly short-term
  1. Misplacing items
Difficulty performing familiar tasks
1. Forget how to carry out every-day activities
  1. Order to put clothes on
  2. Preparing a meal
Problems with Language
1. Forgetting simple words
Disorientaton to time and place
1. Getting lost in familiar places
2. Difficulty in differentiating night from day
Poor/ decreased judgement
1. Dressed inappropriately for the weather
Problems with keeping track of things
1. Difficulty keeping up with bill payments
2. Difficulty following conversations
Misplacing things
1. Putting things in unusual places
Changes in mood/ Behaviour
1. Unusually emotional
2. Experiencing rapid mood swings
3. Show less emoton than usually expressed
Changes in Personality
1. Suspicious
2. Irratable
3. Depressed
4. Anxious
5. Aggitated
Loss of initiative
1. Very passive
2. Sleeping more than usual
3. Lose interest in hobbies

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