New Delhi: Dementia symptoms have largely been known as memory problems, speech issues and inability to perform daily life functions. It is an umbrella term used to define a group of conditions that affect mental health and take a toll on the ability to perform basic daily life functions. Till date, experts have not been able to ascertain the exact root cause of the condition – but through a new study, some intriguing symptoms have been outlined such as sarcasm and even money mishaps.
Read on to know 6 intriguing symptoms of dementia.
Frequent nightmares: Frequent nightmares are likely to occur in people who are at heightened risk of dementia. Doctors say that children aged seven to 11 who had persistently bad dreams were almost twice as likely to suffer from cognitive impairment by the age of 50. The effect is pretty much the same in middle-aged and older adults. Inability to catch lies or sarcasm: Are you constantly confused when someone is being sarcastic with you or is lying to you? Doctors say that this could be due to a heightened risk of dementia. According to a 2011 study by experts from the University of California, people suffering from Alzheimer’s or frontotemporal dementia (FTD) found it harder to detect sarcasm.
Money mishaps: If you are constantly facing money mishaps, losing cash and find it difficult to man your wallet, it could be due to dementia or a risk of the same at a later stage in life. Eating mouldy food: People suffering from dementia are quite likely to rely on mouldy, old and stale food. As the condition progresses, it can progress for one to rely on items that are not food at all. Less fluency: Some people might lose fluency with their native language, vocabulary and grammar and might even struggle to find the right words. Deterioration in language is more rapid with Alzheimer’s disease.
Blank stares: Another early symptom of dementia could be people giving blank stares – some forms of the condition might even impact the ability of the eyes to keep track. Some people with the condition might even miss the key elements as the brain fails to put the picture in the right way.
But this is not all, there is a lot that might happen in case of dementia. Read to know the other key symptoms of dementia:
Misplacing things Confusing the time of the day Repeating things Moody tendencies, anxiety, irritability
Inability to find the right words
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