Contents:
- Medical Video: The 7 Stages of Dementia (Directed by Kenn Crawford)
- A series of early symptoms of dementia that need to be watched out
- 1. Short-term senility
- 2. Difficult to find the right word
- 3. Difficulty completing the usual tasks
- 4. Do the same thing repeatedly
- 5. Difficulty understanding directions
- 6. Confusion
- 7. Apati
Medical Video: The 7 Stages of Dementia (Directed by Kenn Crawford)
Dementia is a collection of symptoms that affect the brain's ability to remember, think, and also speak. Dementia is not a clear cause, but can be triggered by damage to brain cells that occur due to aging or certain diseases. Like most diseases, the appearance of dementia is usually characterized by various symptoms. The following are some of the early symptoms of dementia that you need to watch out for.
A series of early symptoms of dementia that need to be watched out
1. Short-term senility
Senility is the most easily recognized early symptom of dementia. Senility is characterized by difficulty remembering things that just happened.
For example, you don't consciously put the house key in the bathroom or put the cellphone in the refrigerator. However, you cannot remember where the items were placed earlier. Or you can remember the events 10 years ago clearly, but forgot when asked what breakfast this morning. It can also be difficult to remember what he wanted to do when entering the room.
2. Difficult to find the right word
Another symptom of dementia is when someone has difficulty finding the right words to communicate what is on his mind. So when you talk to people who have dementia, you need more effort to be able to interpret and conclude what you want to say.
3. Difficulty completing the usual tasks
People with early dementia usually experience changes in ability to complete tasks. The tasks he usually does now feel more difficult. Especially on tasks that are more complicated and require full concentration.
4. Do the same thing repeatedly
People with early dementia usually tend to do the same thing repeatedly. For example, sweeping the house more than once for not remembering that he actually cleaned it. In addition, people with early dementia can also repeat the same question repeatedly even after you have just answered it.
5. Difficulty understanding directions
People with early symptoms of dementia will experience problems with the ability to read directions and recognize areas they know, so that they no longer understand where to go home.
6. Confusion
When people with dementia experience various memory changes such as forgetting to recognize someone's face and finding the right words when speaking, he will experience confusion. Especially when in the middle of the road he is greeted by other people without he knowing who the person who greeted him.
7. Apati
Apathy or lack of emotions, interests, and motivation is often a marker of someone experiencing dementia. This condition causes a person to lose the desire to do fun things like chatting with family.
