6 Physical Symptoms Of Dementia That You Really Should Know
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Whether you have any of the symptoms or not, there are things you can do to reduce your dementia risk.
Getting older comes with many changes, not the least of which are occasional memory lapses, which tend to worry many people in the moment.
These cognitive changes can be totally normal, so there is no need to panic if you occasionally forget your sunglasses or the name of your son’s former teacher. But there is a clear difference between age-related cognitive changes and dementia.
Roughly 7 million people in America have dementia, and it’s expected that number will double by 2060. Experts say cognitive impairment becomes something more severe at a certain point.
“The magic line that transitions someone from mild cognitive impairment to dementia is when one of their cognitive impairments is impairing function. For me, that’s one of the key parts of defining when someone has transitioned to dementia,” said Dr. Stephanie Nothelle, a geriatrician and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.
This could mean no longer being able to use a car, getting lost while driving a familiar route or not being able to do one’s taxes after decades of doing them, she said. If cognitive changes make it tough to get through a normal day, that’s a red flag, she added.
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