What symptom does demented person have

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My mother-in-law is 67 years old this year, and her health is not as good as before. She always feels uncomfortable. These days, I feel that her mother-in-law is a little unusual. She can't speak clearly, sometimes she can't walk steadily, and her memory is very poor. I'm worried about whether she is dementia. Now let's talk about the symptoms of dementia.

What symptom does demented person have

Symptom 1: amnesia. In this period, the patients were particularly forgetful, and at the same time of memory impairment, they gradually appeared the disorder of calculation ability, cognition ability and orientation ability, and the range of activities decreased, but they could still maintain the ability of daily life, basically without the help of others. This is the longest period of the disease.

Symptom 2: mental disorder. During this period, dementia continued to worsen, the disease turned to a sharp decline, cognitive function further decreased, accompanied by agnosia, aphasia and apraxia, thinking and emotional disorders and personality changes were obvious, behavior was obviously abnormal, some patients may have less movement, facial mask and increased muscle tension.

Symptom 3: emotional instability, irritability, anger due to small things, sometimes noisy, beating and scolding family members for no reason, etc. It's called emotional incontinence. Lack of shame and moral sense, do not pay attention to health, and even can not take care of their own lives. Often collect scraps of paper, cloth and other waste to treasure.

matters needing attention

Alzheimer's patients are often unable to take care of themselves, so if there are elderly people at home suffering from this disease, we must find someone to take care of them in time. Do not let the elderly because of this disease, there are some risks, to timely arrangements for treatment.