It is important not to overlook the small changes in everyday life with the disease, which may be for anyone with aging.This time, we talked about the symptoms that I would like to pay attention to with Professor Hirai Arai, Professor of Juntendo University School of Medicine.First, try this dementia checklist.[Dementia checklist] □ I forget what I was trying to do now □ I can't remember the name of a familiar acquaintance □ I forgot to buy it before and buy the same thing □ The words I want to express do not come out immediately.□ I often listen to the other party □ I was not good at making a plan □ Inadvertent mistakes increased □ Simple calculations such as change became troublesome □ I am not good at going on separate work at the same time □ New.I can't remember the operation of home appliances. □ I'm angry immediately or feel depressed.It is important to observe your changes, not just thinking of a mere aging phenomenon.If you are worried, consult a specialist as soon as possible.
"Still ahead" is wrong.Watch out for these symptoms!
Do you still have symptoms of dementia?
People in their forties and 50s tend to think that dementia is still ahead of the parent's generation.But that's a big mistake!"Dementia, especially Alzheimer's dementia, starts with light things, and there is a stage of" decrease in subjective cognitive function "that only you can understand. Dementia can be found early and taking action from an early stage.The most important thing is. If you can notice at this stage, you can reduce the onset and progress by improving your life. "There is.It is important not to overlook your changes.Born in 1953, Hirai Arai who taught me.Professor Emeritus of Juntendo University School of Medicine.He specializes in old -fashioned psychiatry, mainly in the foundation and clinical of Alzheimer's disease.Director of "Alz Clinic Tokyo", which introduced a good brain dock including amyloid PET test.In 2021, "Ken Brain Cafe" Illustration / Midorichan configuration / Original text / Hiroko Yamamura