{"id":6217,"date":"2019-05-07T04:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T11:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2019-05-01T10:33:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T17:33:41","slug":"early-signs-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/early-signs-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Early Signs of Dementia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dementia is an illness affecting 50 million people worldwide<\/a>, according to the World Health Organization. At early stages of the disease, many people dismiss symptoms as mere forgetfulness and something altogether harmless. Early recognition of dementia symptoms can be instrumental in acting to delay the progression of the disease and maintain independence as long as possible for those who have dementia.<\/p>\n

Early Signs of Dementia<\/strong><\/p>\n

In its earliest stages, symptoms of dementia are generally recognized as forgetfulness. Not just forgetting things like names and dates. Forgetting faces. Forgetting words. Getting lost in places that should be familiar. Short-term memory is usually the most profoundly impacted in early stages while long-term memories, for now, remain intact.<\/p>\n

Many people hide the symptoms well. Sometimes as a result of denial and at other times out of a need to appear in command so they can maintain their independence longer. If you\u2019re not around a loved one who may be in the early stages of dementia you may notice other changes, like the following:<\/p>\n

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