Dementia symptoms include difficulty with many areas of mental function, including:
Language Memory Perception Emotional behavior or personality Cognitive skills (such as calculation, abstract thinking, or judgment)
Dementia usually first appears as forgetfulness.
Mild cognitive impairment is the stage between normal forgetfulness due to aging and the development of dementia.
The early symptoms of dementia can include:
Language problems, such as trouble finding the name of familiar objects Misplacing items  Getting lost on familiar routes Personality changes and loss of social skills Losing interest in things you previously enjoyed, flat mood Difficulty performing tasks that take some thought, but that used to come easily, such as balancing a checkbook, playing games (such as bridge), and learning new information or routines
As the dementia becomes worse, symptoms are more obvious and interfere with the ability to take care of yourself. The symptoms may include:
Forgetting details about current events Forgetting events in your own life history, losing awareness of who you are Change in sleep patterns, often waking up at night More difficulty reading or writing Poor judgment and loss of ability to recognize danger Using the wrong word, not pronouncing words correctly, speaking in confusing sentences Withdrawing from social contact Having hallucinations, arguments, striking out, and violent behavior Having delusions, depression, Agitation (patient information)|agitation Difficulty doing basic tasks, such as preparing meals, choosing proper clothing, or driving
People with severe dementia can no longer:
Understand language Recognize family members Perform basic activities of daily living, such as eating, dressing, and bathing
Other symptoms that may occur with dementia:
Incontinence Swallowing problems
What are the symptoms of Dementia ?
Dementia symptoms include difficulty with many areas of mental function, including:
Language Memory Perception Emotional behavior or personality Cognitive skills (such as calculation, abstract thinking, or judgment)
Dementia usually first appears as forgetfulness.
Mild cognitive impairment is the stage between normal forgetfulness due to aging and the development of dementia.
The early symptoms of dementia can include:
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As the dementia becomes worse, symptoms are more obvious and interfere with the ability to take care of yourself. The symptoms may include:
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People with severe dementia can no longer:
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Other symptoms that may occur with dementia:
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