There is no such thing as the top 10 signs of dementia in medicine. In the early stage of dementia, patients may have memory loss, reduced ability to grasp new knowledge, emotional instability, personality changes and other manifestations.
1. Memory loss: patients will have memory loss in the early stage, firstly, there will be near memory loss, for example, they can not remember familiar objects and names of people, etc., and then gradually, there will be far memory loss.
2. Decrease in the ability to learn new knowledge and master new skills: this is manifested by a progressive decrease in abstract thinking, generalization, comprehensive analysis and judgment.
3. Emotional instability: loss of emotional control, becoming superficial and changeable. They are anxious, depressed and negative, or indifferent, or furious, easy to cry and laugh, and unable to control themselves. In the later stage, they gradually become indifferent and slow.
4. Personality change: usually show reduced interest, poor initiative, social withdrawal, but can also be manifested as disinhibited behavior, such as impulsive, childish behavior. The patient’s social functioning is impaired, and he or she is unable to perform familiar tasks.
When patients have the above symptoms, they should seek medical treatment in time, and under the guidance of professional doctors after the cause is clarified.