Major Early Signs of Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease

Posted by Dr Vaibhav Dubey on November 14th, 2019

Alzheimer’s disease or any other type of Dementia can only be diagnosed with the help of a psychologist. The diagnosis is confirmed with a complete medical assessment. Early signs of Alzheimer’s disease matters the most and if notice any of these signs in yourself or in the loved ones, then you should consult psychologist in Bhopal.

Here are some of the major early signs of Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease:

• Forgetfulness: People with Alzheimer tent to forget the things. It can be an early sign of Alzheimer if they forget the things on a regular basis. Those people forget important dates and events, forget where the items are kept, struggle to remember the reason for entering a place and ask for the same information again and again.
• Changes in personality & mood: Early signs of dementia is also seen if the person’s changes moods often, feels depressed and withdrawn. The person himself will not be able to notice the change but the family members and friends will easily notice it.
• Problems in planning & solving the issues: Dementia makes it difficult for the person to plan out or complete the tasks. It is also difficult for them to learn and follow up the new routines.
• Confusion with time & place:  Early sign of dementia includes a person being forgotten to find their way back home or they forget the landmarks. Also, they tend to forget some of the important dates and events.
• Struggle to communicate: People who tend to have Dementia face problems in expressing the thoughts and take longer time in expressing themselves.
• Poor Judgment: This comes when people are in a confused state as to how to spend money or in choosing the everyday clothing.
• Withdrawal from social activities: People with dementia lose interest in their hobbies and they have a sense of withdrawal as they do not find spending time with families and friends enjoyable.
• Confusion: Early signs of dementia include putting things in improper places or forgetting someone they have met before. Gradually, they will lose their train of mind and will get confused over petty issues.

Forgetting things and feeling if your losing memory doesn’t point out towards dementia or Alzheimer. It can be due to ageing too. But if you notice these symptoms in your loved ones, then it is vital that you visit Psychologist in Bhopal.