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In the next step we offer you more theory about signs and symptoms of different forms of dementia.

We start by studying at this overview of 10 warning signs of dementia.

Types of dementia

Alzheimer disease:

Vascular dementia:

Lewy body dementia:

Fluctuations in mental dicline (varies by day)
Symptoms of Parkinson's
In the beginning know symptoms of memory problems or difficulty performing actions
Visual hallucinations, but very sensitive to side effects of medication for this
Regularly confused
Often suffer of depression and/ or delusions

Fronto temporal dementia:

Changes in behaviour, language and speech stand out
Occurs because braincells in the frontal lobe (behavior) and temporal lobe (language area) die
Memory problems come at a later stage
3 variants: Behavioral, language and movement variant (in the last phase of dementia no difference between the variants)

Watch this video for even more information about different forms of dementia

Symptoms of dementia

People with dementia have combinations of symptoms:

Memory disorders
With one or more cognitive impairments:
- aphasia: difficulty finding words and difficulty expressing oneself with language
- Apraxia: decreased abbility to perform motoractions
- Agnosia: inabbility to recognized tot objects
Disorders in executive functions: such as artithmetic, logical thinking and planning
Behavioural problems

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