Dementia: Symptoms & Signs

Medically Reviewed on9/10/2019

Dementiais a serious loss of intellectual functioning that is severe enough to interfere with a person's level of social or occupational functioning.

符号和symptoms ofdementiaare varied and range from mild to severe. Associated symptoms includememory loss, mental decline,confusionin the evening hours, disorientation, an inability to speak or understand language, mental confusion, inability to recognize common things, irritability, personality changes, and restlessness. Other symptoms and signs can include lack of restraint, wandering and getting lost,anxiety, loneliness,mood swings,depression,hallucination,paranoia, jumbled speech, andsleepdisorder.

Causes of dementia

There are many causes of dementia. The most common causes of dementia include Alzheimer disease andvascular dementia(caused by narrowing of the blood vessels to the brain).

Other dementia symptoms and signs

  • Anxiety
  • Confusion in the Evening Hours
  • Depression
  • Disorientation
  • Getting Lost
  • Hallucination
  • Inability to Recognize Common Things
  • Inability to Speak or Understand Language
  • Irritability
  • Jumbled Speech
  • Lack of Restraint
  • Loneliness
  • Memory Loss
  • Mental Confusion
  • Mental Decline
  • Mood Swings
  • Paranoia
  • Personality Changes
  • Restlessness
  • SleepDisorder
  • Wandering

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References
Kasper, D.L., et al., eds.Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th Ed. United States: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
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