Difficulty following storylines
A classic sign of dementia is the inability to follow storylines anymore. People who suffer from dementia oftentimes forget the meaning of words they hear, but they also struggle to follow along with normal conversations or TV programs.
A failing sense of direction
Someone who presents early signs of dementia will suffer from a worsened sense of direction and spatial orientation. They might experience difficulty recognizing those landmarks that were once so familiar to them, but also forget how to get to places they knew all too well, and they used to have no problem finding them before.
Naturally, when all of this happens, then it instantly becomes way more difficult to follow any given directions or even step-by-step instructions.
14 thoughts on “11 Early Symptoms of Dementia You Should Know”
Excellent! Very helpful information.
Informative but actually kind of scary.
i liked your article. not there yet, but it never hurts to be aware of the signs!! thanks!! maddog!
This was informative and I think I have most of the symptoms!
Ive been reading the Unbreakable Brain by Dr. Will Mitchell. He has studied the cognitive decline and how to protect it in these difficult times and aging issues. It is a wonderful proof that diet and exercise etc. can turn this decline around and people can augment significant changes in their deteriorating stages!
Very informative. Both my Father & Father-in-law had this. This list is what I have experienced within the last 6-9 months.
I’m 82 and starting to have this symptoms, is rather sad.
My Mom has dementia, one of her closest friends is also exhibiting signs of dementia, I have noticed that I’m also having signs myself, I often can’t find words to complete a statement or conversation, I sometimes leave one room to go do/get something but once I leave the room I forgot what I was going to do, I usually remember after a little while. This is very unsettling, thanks for the article. I am now concerned about what I can do to head this off. I think that your next topic for consideration is “how to head off dementia”.
Some of these things happen due to age or stress. I have read if you eventually do remember then you are ok
I just lost a sister inlaw to this awful disease. Maybe thats not the appropriate title; but she went down hill quite rapidly after the loss of her husband. She never fully understood that he was gone, and she went between her daughters care to her sons. It’s very sad what this can do to an individual. My prayers are with each and every one of you! Keep your head up and let’s fight for a cure for all these sad, sickening diseases. Together we’ll all make a difference!!
God bless,
Sherri
The list is a real mashup of conditions- some I have experienced for years (I am now 80) and some seem to anticipate a future condition. None seem unambiguously ‘on’ or ‘off’ Do you have any gradations or degrees of exposure?
How can you tell dementia from peri-menopause, postmenopause or menopause?
They share similar symptoms.
Hello Sherri,
I there a way to get some type of copy or transcript of this article. It is very well presented.
John
I have about half of the symptoms on the list. Scary!