{"id":202263,"date":"2025-06-21T10:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/202263\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:12:34","slug":"early-dementia-symptoms-often-include-two-noticeable-changes-and-its-not-memory-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/202263\/","title":{"rendered":"Early dementia symptoms ‘often’ include two noticeable changes, and it’s not memory loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotting the disease early can help you get the right support\"WomanDementia symptoms ‘often’ include two noticeable changes, according to the NHS(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

It is estimated that over 982,000 people are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease<\/a>, the most common form of dementia<\/a>, in the UK.<\/p>\n

With more and more people expected to be diagnosed in upcoming years, many look for symptoms to spot the disease early.<\/p>\n

Whilst memory loss is a potential indication of Alzheimer’s, it is helpful to understand how other symptoms can appear for those with the progressive disease.<\/p>\n

The NHS<\/a> highlights that memory issues can result in misplaced items, forgetting the name of places and objects, and struggling to find the right word for items.<\/p>\n

Other memory issues can show up as forgetting recent conversations and asking questions repetitively, writes Surrey Live<\/a>. Cognitive decline could also show up as poor judgment, greater indecision and more hesitancy to try new experiences.<\/p>\n

Alzheimer’s disease can also be spotted if “signs of mood changes” are observed, such as increased anxiety and periods of confusion.<\/p>\n

“The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease progress slowly over several years,” the NHS noted.<\/p>\n

As more of the brain is impacted by an abnormal build-up of proteins during the middle stages of the conditions, more symptoms begin to show up.<\/p>\n

There can be disorientation problems that manifest as not knowing what time of day it is and wandering around feeling lost.<\/p>\n

Disturbed sleep, visual and auditory hallucinations, and delusions are further symptoms, and can cause the affected person to have distorted beliefs.<\/p>\n

Further mood changes could also appear, and may show up as depression, frustration and agitation.<\/p>\n

“By this stage, someone with Alzheimer’s disease usually needs support to help them with everyday living,” the NHS added.<\/p>\n

The sooner symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia are identified, the sooner support can be given, which can include medication.<\/p>\n

The NHS said: “Donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine can be prescribed for people with early- to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease.”<\/p>\n

The medicines work by increasing the level of acetylcholine in the brain to help nerve cells communicate with one another.<\/p>\n

Medicine can temporarily reduce symptoms to help someone live with the condition more comfortably for a while, however there is currently no cure for the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spotting the disease early can help you get the right supportDementia symptoms ‘often’ include two noticeable changes, according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[231,425,105,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-202263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-alzheimers-disease","9":"tag-dementia","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114720823809160294","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}