What are the early signs of demensia?

Dementia: Memory, orientation, self care, alertness, attention, changes at night such as confusion or sleep patterns.

Look for: If alzheimer's, which is best studied, initial symptoms may include changes in mood and behavior, especially mild depression, lacking clear explanation, about 2-3 yrs prior to memory loss. Short-term memory issues are early, with mild challenges in instrumental adl's such as checkbook errors, and losing objects, and getting lost while driving. Language changes may also be early, dropping adverbs.

Variable: Early signs of alzheimer's the most common type of dementia include trouble forming new memories, getting lost in familiar places and word substitution errors. Other types of dementia can present with personality changes, loss of nouns when speaking or motor problems. See a doctor if you are concerned., .