Forgetting where you put the keys or why you entered the room in a joint experience.
In our busy lives, these memories are often rejected as stress or fatigue.
But when forgetting becomes a cause for concern? And how can you distinguish typical forgetful from the signs of cognitive fall?
“It is important to understand that some degree of forgetfulness is common – occasionally forgetting the mistake or misconception is not usually a reason for the alarm,” explains Dr. Henk Swanepoel, a leading neuropsychologist on Cygnet Healthilog.
He says the key difference lies in the influence of everyday life. While the occasional sliders are normal, memory problems that mix in everyday routine further investigation.
When forgetting begins to affect one’s ability function, a more serious question that requires professional attention can signal.
“If someone regularly starts, they forget the conversations as a whole that they just had, or start difficulties in managing tasks, as they attended the accounts, after the recipe warning signs,” says Dr. Swanepoel, “says Dr. Swanepoel.
Victoria LyonsSpecialist nurse dimilated dimensions Dementia UKHe says that friends and family often notice subtle changes before the affected person works alone.
“I talked to my family and the first sign when they realized that something was different at any time her father, who was a cyclist, went out and lost while he was on the vehicle,” says Mrs. Lyons.
“It was the first sign when they actually realized that something was happening, because their father moves every day, so it is lost and I don’t know where I was a trigger that is actually something out of normal memory or confusion.”
The incidence of memory failure could indicate something more serious, as a one-time break for stress or bad sleep “Very different from the pattern of cognitive falls”, says Dr. Swanepoel.
MS Lyons encourages people to accompany all observed changes or patterns Memory loss in a notebook.
“Write down all the changes, and when and where they happen, because otherwise you will see you see your GP and suddenly won’t be able to remember how long it takes and what things you have noticed,” the nurse said.
“It makes it harder for GP, because they don’t have that full picture yet. So it’s important to download the full picture of GP and to highlight the influence that has in the day of day.”
It is important that it does not lower the symptoms of memory because it could be something that was the reading, says Mrs. Lyons.
“It might be an indication that we may not face things like it might love.
Common early symptoms of dementia
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Different types of dementia can influence people differently, and everyone will feel symptoms in their own way.
However, some common wound symptoms include:
- Memory loss
- Difficulty concentration
- It’s easy to find to perform familiar daily tasks, like confusion of the correct change when buying
- struggling to follow the conversation or find the right word
- confuse the weather and place
- Mood swings
“It’s about watching our brain as an integral part of our bodies and take care of them. I take those steps to make sure we protect this valuable tool we only have for almost a little.”
Sometimes, cognitive changes can also be caused by cure, such as a lack of B12.
“One It is common that people with a lack of B12 are not aware of the influence on them, “says Mrs Lyons.
“We also see that someone may not use your brain as normal because of depression, because they are not focused or remembered because they are not so engaged.
“In addition, for some people, it could be in the function of thyroid. If your thyroid notifies properly, it can lead to confusion. Furthermore, memory or” brain questions may be connected to menopause “.
If you are worried about memory problems, you can call for advice for advice for advice for advice, says Mrs. Lyons.
“And until we can make a diagnosis, what we can do is talk to someone and give them advice.
“But essentially the diagnostic process starts with your GP, and the GP can then refer you to the memory clinics and memory services.”
GP will take history and listen to a language that benefits someone to discuss changes and symptoms that experience, explains an admiral medical sister.
“They also would also do blood tests to exclude if something else happens because the diagnosis of dementia is the process of elimination,” says Mrs Lyons.
“Sometimes ECGs will be implemented.
“Also, sometimes the brain is scanned as part of the memory estimation.”
If you need advice or support for living with dementia, contact Dimentia UK’s admiral medical medical medical medical service in 0800 888 6678 or emails Helpline@dementiauk.org.