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Clinical Features
- Memory
- They usually have an insidious onset with a gradual progression of memory difficulties. It can include both short and long-term memory loss. Impaired ability to learn and remember new information.
- Losing keys and glasses
- Forgetting the names of people
- Forgetting medications
- Missing appointments
- Repeating conversations
- They usually have an insidious onset with a gradual progression of memory difficulties. It can include both short and long-term memory loss. Impaired ability to learn and remember new information.
- Orientation
- They might experience problems such as poor orientation to time, place and people.
- Waking up in the night- and being active
- Losing track of days and dates
- They might experience problems such as poor orientation to time, place and people.
- Language and Communication
- Dysphasia, difficulty in word finding, Difficulty in understanding conversations and communicating
- Speaking, reading and writing problems
- Errors during conversations
- Dysphasia, difficulty in word finding, Difficulty in understanding conversations and communicating
- Executive function
- Difficulty in initiating, planning and organising. Difficulty in problem-solving, judging and decision-making. Inability to manage finances and complex tasks
- Visuospatial difficulties
- Inability to recognise people, face
- Inability to orient to clothes, routes
- Wandering
- Parking car
- Climbing up and down the stairs
- Activities of Daily Living
- Initially, complex activities like cooking, shopping, and organising can be impacted
- Later, simple activities like bathing, showering, eating, swallowing, dressing, and walking can be impacted
- Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of dementia
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Agitation
- Argumentative
- Verbally, physically challenging behaviour
- Emotional lability
- Easily upset
- Mood swings
- Apathy
- Motor disturbances
- Restless
- Wandering behaviour
- Sleep cycle disturbances
- Social disinhibition
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