Dementia: Making rude comments could be a warning sign - what to look for
Dementia is an umbrella term for clusters of symptoms associated with brain damage that get worse over time. The type of symptoms you experience first will depend on the region of the brain affected. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), for example, causes problems with behaviour and language first because it affects the areas of the brain responsible for these functions.
The first noticeable FTD symptoms are changes to personality and behaviour.
According to the Alzheimer’s Society (AS), these changes may take the form of a loss of inhibitions.
“For example, making insensitive or rude comments about someone’s appearance, making sexual gestures in public, staring at strangers, or being verbally or physically aggressive,” explains the AS.
Other behavioural changes include:
- Neglecting personal hygiene
- Overeating
- Loss of motivation.
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