Neurologist Ekaterina Demyanovskaya in an interview Gazete.RU said that an unexpected change of interests could be a sign of impending dementia.
According to the specialist, the onset of dementia is usually not noticeable to anyone, except perhaps only to the patient himself.
“At the stage of subjective cognitive impairment, a person is worse given cognitive loads that did not cause difficulties before,” the neurologist said.
Further, the symptoms begin to increase and it is important to notice this. The doctor noted that it is necessary to understand when the transition from pre-dementia cognitive disorders to dementia itself begins, and social, work and household maladaptation can help in this. This means that a person cannot do the usual things in the same good quality and becomes completely dependent on the care of others.
Special tests help to identify such a period. They allow you to test five basic brain functions: memory, perception and recognition, speech, motor skills, and intelligence. If a person makes a lot of mistakes and passes the test with great difficulty, then he is more likely to experience cognitive decline.
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