Common Signs of Early Onset Dementia

Common signs include:

1. Personality changes, including insensitivity or abruptness

2. Frequent lapses in recent memory

3. Forgetting appointments

4. Forgetting names of familiar people

5. Disorientation in familiar places

6. Being unable to find the way home

7. Confusion over familiar tasks, such as handling money or placing a call

8. Anomia (problem with word finding)

9. Reduced physical coordination

10. Difficulty learning novel things

11. Difficulty adapting to change

12. Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed

13. Mood swings, paranoia, fearfulness

14. Social withdrawal and/or depression