Memory loss and dementia

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The word "dementia" is an umbrella term used to describe a set of symptoms. These symptoms include changes in memory, reasoning, judgment, language and other thinking skills. Dementia usually begins gradually, worsens over time, and affects a person's abilities in work, social interactions and relationships.

Often, memory loss that disrupts your life is one of the first or more recognizable symptoms of dementia. Other early symptoms might include:

·???????? Asking the same questions often.

·???????? Forgetting common words when speaking.

·???????? Mixing up words — saying the word "bed" instead of the word "table," for example.

·???????? Taking longer to complete familiar tasks, such as following a recipe.

·???????? Misplacing items in odd places, such as putting a wallet in a kitchen drawer.

·???????? Getting lost while walking or driving in a known area.

·???????? Having changes in mood or behavior for no clear reason.

Diseases that cause damage to the brain that gets worse over time — and result in dementia — include:

·???????? Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia.

·???????? Vascular dementia.

·???????? Frontotemporal dementia.

·???????? Lewy body dementia.

·???????? Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy.

·???????? A combination of several of these types of dementia, known as mixed dementia.

The disease process, known as pathology, of each of these conditions is different. Memory loss isn't always the first symptom, and the type of memory issue varies.