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Symptoms of Dementia

Symptoms of Dementia

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Dementia includes the 19 symptoms listed below:

• Dementia
• Mental decline
• Cognitive loss
• Memory loss
• Short-term memory loss
• Forgetfulness
• Personality changes
• Behavioral problems
• Confusion
• Repeating questions
• Becoming lost in familiar places
• Loss of judgement
• Inability to drive
• Unable to follow directions
• Disorientation
• Neglecting personal safety
• Neglect of hygiene
• Neglect of personal appearance
• Neglect of nutrition
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Dementia:

• Overview -- Dementia
• Diagnostic Tests for Dementia
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Dementia
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Dementia
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Dementia: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Dementia:

• Memory problems
• Personality problems (see Personality change)
• Behavioral problems
• Inability to drive
• more complications...»

Dementia Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Dissociative amnesia

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• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Dementia
• Failure to Diagnose Dementia
• Hidden Causes of Dementia
• Treatments for Dementia
• More about Dementia

Dementia: Medical Mistakes

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Dementia: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Dementia:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Dementia?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Dementia includes:

• Normal aging - some level of mental decline with age is normal
• Hypothyroidism
• Emotional problems
  • Stress
  • Anxiety (type of Neurosis)
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 46 alternative diagnoses for Dementia

Dementia: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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  • Clinical Neurophysiology
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  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Dementia:

More information about symptoms of Dementia and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Dementia
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Dementia
• Underlying causes of Dementia
• Risk factors for Dementia

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Becoming lost in familiar places - see all causes of Confusion
• Behavioral problems - see all causes of Behavioral symptoms
• Cognitive loss - see all causes of Cognitive impairment
• Confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Dementia - see all causes of Dementia
• Disorientation - see all causes of Disorientation
• Forgetfulness - see all causes of Forgetfulness
• Memory loss - see all causes of Memory loss
• Mental decline - see all causes of Cognitive impairment
• Neglect of hygiene - see all causes of Hygiene symptoms
• Neglect of personal appearance - see all causes of Society problems
• Personality changes - see all causes of Personality change
• Short-term memory loss - see all causes of Short-term memory loss

Medical Books Online about Dementia

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Dementia are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Dementia.

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Symptoms of Dementia: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Dementia.

Dissociative amnesia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

During the assessment interview, the amnesic patient may appear perplexed and disoriented, wandering aimlessly. He won’t be able to remember the event that precipitated the episode and probably won’t recognize his inability to recall information.

After the episode has ended, the patient is usually unaware that he has suffered what’s known as a recall disturbance.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Dementia:

The term dementia describes a group of symptoms that are caused by changes in brain function. Dementia symptoms may include asking the same questions repeatedly; becoming lost in familiar places; being unable to follow directions; getting disoriented about time, people, and places; and neglecting personal safety, hygiene, and nutrition. People with dementia lose their abilities at different rates. (Source: excerpt from Forgetfulness It's Not Always What You Think - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

Dementia as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Dementia as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Dementia.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Dementia
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Dementia
• More about Dementia
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Dementia:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Dementia. This signs and symptoms information for Dementia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Dementia signs or Dementia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Dementia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Dementia symptoms.

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