Dementia Symptoms

What are the Signs and Symptoms of Dementia?

Some common symptoms of dementia include:^[2][5]

• Memory loss
• Problems talking
• Inability to learn or remember new information
• Difficulty planning or organizing
• Problems with coordination and movement, often with walking
• Personality changes such as irritability
• Unclear or confused thinking
• Inappropriate behavior
• Paranoia (fearfulness)
• Agitation
• Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there)

Behavioral changes may include:^[4]

• Difficulty eating, dressing or toileting (for example, unable to dress or incontinent)
• Loss of interest (for example, no longer interested in hobbies)
• Problems doing common tasks
• Changes in personality such as inappropriate responses or lack of emotional control