what are some of the early signs of dementia?
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['Memory loss. ... ', 'Difficulty planning or solving problems. ... ', 'Difficulty doing familiar tasks. ... ', 'Being confused about time or place. ... ', 'Challenges understanding visual information. ... ', 'Problems speaking or writing. ... ', 'Misplacing things. ... ', 'Poor judgment or decision-making.']
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['Signs of inattention, impulsivity and poor short-term memory, leading to behavioural and learning difficulties.', 'Obesity (on the rise in young children) due to a lack of physical exercise.']
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['Memory loss that disrupts daily life. ... ', 'Challenges in planning or solving problems. ... ', 'Difficulty completing familiar tasks. ... ', 'Confusion with time or place. ... ', 'Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships. ... ', 'New problems with words in speaking or writing.']
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['being vague in everyday conversations.', 'memory loss that affects day-to-day function.', 'short term memory loss.', 'difficulty performing everyday tasks and taking longer to do routine tasks.', 'losing enthusiasm or interest in regular activities.']
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['slow and/or poor judgment.', 'lack of coordination.', 'slowed breathing and heart rate.', 'vision problems.', 'drowsiness.', 'loss of balance.']
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['dysphasia, a language disorder.', 'dysarthria, or physical difficulty when speaking.', 'vision changes.', 'confusion.', 'balance issues.', 'tingling.', 'an altered level of consciousness.', 'dizziness.']
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For most people with Alzheimer's—those who have the late-onset variety—symptoms first appear in their mid-60s. Signs of early-onset Alzheimer's begin between a person's 30s and mid-60s. The first symptoms of Alzheimer's vary from person to person.
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['Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.', 'Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.', 'Sudden trouble seeing or blurred vision in one or both eyes.', 'Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.']
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['Memory loss.', 'Balance problems.', 'Hearing loss.', 'Slowed reaction times.', 'Blurred vision.', 'Anxiety.', 'Restlessness.', 'Lowered inhibitions.']
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['Lethargy and tiredness, muscular weakness and constant fatigue.', 'Feeling cold (even on warm days)', 'Difficulty concentrating, slowed mental processes and poor memory.', 'Unusual weight gain.']
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['difficulty understanding new information.', 'difficulties with communication and social skills.', 'slow cognitive processing time.', 'difficulty in the sequential processing of information.']
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['Apathy, lack of energy.', 'Difficulty making decisions.', 'Difficulty "keeping track" of things.', 'Feeling on edge.', 'A change in eating habits.', 'Sleeping more than usual or difficulty getting to sleep.', 'Being more emotional.', 'Using alcohol or drugs to relieve or forget stress.']
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When looking at individual symptoms in dementia patients, the most prevalent BPSD are apathy, depression, irritability, agitation and anxiety, while the rarest are euphoria, hallucinations, and disinhibition. The most clinically significant symptoms are depression, apathy, and anxiety.
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["Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. ... ", 'Vascular dementia. This second most common type of dementia is caused by damage to the vessels that supply blood to your brain. ... ', 'Lewy body dementia. ... ', 'Frontotemporal dementia. ... ', 'Mixed dementia.']
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['Rolling over, sitting up, crawling, or walking late.', 'Talking late or having trouble with talking.', 'Slow to master things like potty training, dressing, and feeding himself or herself.', 'Difficulty remembering things.', 'Inability to connect actions with consequences.']
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['drowsiness.', 'light-headedness.', 'confusion.', 'unsteadiness (especially in older people, who may have falls and injure themselves as a result)', 'dizziness.', 'slurred speech.', 'muscle weakness.', 'memory problems.']
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['constipation.', 'blurred vision.', 'memory problems and dementia (especially in seniors)', 'anxiety.', 'dependence.']