Once your parents, grandparents or other older adults in your life reach a certain age, it's natural to become hypervigilant about their changing health, wanting to catch any potential issues as soon as possible. (Not to mention, it makes you more self-aware about your own signs of aging.) Certainly, that includes being aware of the early signs of dementia.
Once your parents, grandparents or other older adults in your life reach a certain age, it's natural to become hypervigilant about their changing health, wanting to catch any potential issues as soon as...
(Not to mention, it makes you more self-aware about your own signs of aging.) Certainly, that includes being aware of the early signs of dementia.
Majid Fotuhi, a neurologist, adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University's Mind/Brain Institute, and author of "The Invincible Brain," told HuffPost.
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Once your parents, grandparents or other older adults in your life reach a certain age, it's natural to become hypervigilant about their changing health, wanting to catch any potential issues as soon as possible. (Not to mention, it makes you more self-aware about your own signs of aging.) Certainly, that includes being aware of the early signs of dementia. While memory problems are the hallmark symptom of dementia that many people focus on, it's not the only early sign of dementia.
Though there is no cure for dementia (which is an umbrella term describing multiple forms of cognitive impairment, with Alzheimer's disease being the most common type), there are treatments that can slow progression so those who have it can have a better quality of life for longer.
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