{"id":13669,"date":"2024-09-26T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13669"},"modified":"2024-09-26T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T09:24:30","slug":"5-signs-of-dementia-that-arent-memory-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=13669","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs of Dementia That Aren\u2019t Memory Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Here are five other common red flags to look out for.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Running red lights. Falling for scams. Shutting out friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Memory loss is the most well-known symptom of dementia, particularly Alzheimer\u2019s disease. But experts say there are other warning signs that can signal early brain changes \u2014 ones that are especially important for types of dementia where forgetfulness is not the primary symptom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Just like occasional lapses in memory, these issues can also be attributed to other age- or health-related changes (or just a bad day), so experts emphasized that they aren\u2019t necessarily red flags for dementia in isolation. But, especially in combination, they might be a sign that it\u2019s time to see a doctor.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-425ed53d\">1. Financial Problems<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">People with dementia can experience <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/31\/business\/economy\/alzheimers-disease-personal-finance.html\" title>money problems<\/a> or <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/medialibrary\/media\/research\/staff_reports\/sr1106.pdf?sc_lang=en\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">declining credit scores<\/a> years before memory loss, or other cognitive symptoms, emerge. They might forget to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7851732\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pay their bills<\/a>, for instance, or no longer be able to stick to a budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cOne of the reasons why financial mismanagement can be a sensitive indicator is just because it\u2019s so complicated,\u201d involving the interplay of multiple brain regions, said Dr. Winston Chiong, a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Consequently, finances can be one of the first areas where cracks in someone\u2019s cognition start to appear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Poor financial decision-making is especially a concern for those with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/07\/well\/mind\/frontotemporal-dementia.html\" title>frontotemporal dementia<\/a>, a relatively rare form of dementia where judgment is affected very early on in the disease. Some people with this condition might make big, impulsive purchases. Others might <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC11132181\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">trust people<\/a> they would not normally, increasing their risk of being scammed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPeople with frontotemporal dementia are less sensitive to potential negative consequences,\u201d Dr. Chiong said. 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Falling for scams. Shutting out friends.Memory loss is the most well-known symptom of dementia, particularly Alzheimer\u2019s disease. But experts say there are other warning signs that can signal early brain changes \u2014 ones that are especially important for types of dementia where forgetfulness is not the primary symptom.Just like occasional lapses in memory, these issues can also be attributed to other age- or health-related changes (or just a bad day), so experts emphasized that they aren\u2019t necessarily red flags for dementia in isolation. But, especially in combination, they might be a sign that it\u2019s time to see a doctor.1. Financial ProblemsPeople with dementia can experience money problems or declining credit scores years before memory loss, or other cognitive symptoms, emerge. They might forget to pay their bills, for instance, or no longer be able to stick to a budget.\u201cOne of the reasons why financial mismanagement can be a sensitive indicator is just because it\u2019s so complicated,\u201d involving the interplay of multiple brain regions, said Dr. Winston Chiong, a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Consequently, finances can be one of the first areas where cracks in someone\u2019s cognition start to appear.Poor financial decision-making is especially a concern for those with frontotemporal dementia, a relatively rare form of dementia where judgment is affected very early on in the disease. Some people with this condition might make big, impulsive purchases. Others might trust people they would not normally, increasing their risk of being scammed.\u201cPeople with frontotemporal dementia are less sensitive to potential negative consequences,\u201d Dr. Chiong said. 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