Ignorance alone makes it difficult to predict
Are you having trouble managing your finances?
Have your driving skills deteriorated?
Do you often hear that things have changed?
Check out the list of 5 threats
“Oh, I forgot. “I think it’s dementia.”
As we age, everyone worries about dementia (Alzheimer’s disease). The most common ‘reason’ for suspicion is negligence. However, experts suggest that it is necessary to check for additional symptoms other than forgetfulness.
On the 26th (local time), the American Daily New York Times (NYT) named brain and cognitive behavioral experts and provided a checklist of five pre-depression symptoms, including forgetfulness.
1. Are there financial problems?
Patients with dementia may experience financial problems or a lowered credit score years before symptoms appear.
If you experience symptoms such as frequent shopping, financial fraud, or forgetting to pay utility bills, you may suspect that you have symptoms of depression.
“Frontotemporal depression affects judgment,” said Winston Chiong, professor of neurology at the University of California.
2. Do you have sleep problems?
As you get older, you naturally go to bed early and wake up early. Problems with lower sleep quality are also common.
However, if the true form suddenly occurs often and reaches the level of sleep disturbance, it may be a sign of dementia.
For example, if there are significant changes, such as automatically opening your eyes at 3am or continuing to fall asleep during the day, there is a problem.
Joe Wiener, professor of neurology and neuroscience at Stanford University, said, “Areas such as the brainstem, which regulate the sleep and wake cycle, are the first to be affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
Frequent sleep behavior disorders and sleep paralysis also indicate a risk of dementia.
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3. Has your personality or gender suddenly changed?
If you hear people around you say that you have suddenly ‘changed’, it could be a warning sign of dementia.
Reduced extraversion, lack of empathy, and increased trust in others are typical traits.
It must be confirmed whether going out or social activities have decreased in daily life.
A professor of behavioral science at Florida State University explained, “These changes are associated with a reduction in the size of the prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is a common feature of dementia.”
4. Has there been an increase in sudden braking while driving the vehicle?
Ganesh Bubla, associate professor of neurology at the University of Washington, said, “Driving is the ultimate coordination of the mental system,” and added, “Cognitive impairment surfaces in the form of sudden braking or more pointed efforts.”
If you are hesitant to drive on rainy, snowy, foggy days, at night, or during rush hour when there are a lot of cars, this is something to think about.
5. Do you have a problem with smell?
Dementia patients are said to gradually lose their sense of smell years, or in severe cases, decades before onset.
This is because when nerves begin to degenerate, the first area in the brain to be damaged is the area responsible for smell.
The symptoms are more diverse than you might think. In some cases, people cannot smell well, and in other cases, they smell the same odor but do not recognize what it is.
2024-09-29 00:53:18
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