What is dementia?
Dr. Block discusses dementia. Click play to watch the video or read the video transcript.
Dementia is a term used for cognitive symptoms that are caused by a brain disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Symptoms of Dementia
Symptoms of dementia include the following:
- Loss of ability to problem solve
- Inability to control emotions
- Change in personality
- Agitation
- Seeing things that aren’t there
- Memory loss
- Struggles with language
- Confusion about time and place
Talk to your doctor for more information about dementia and its symptoms.
Learn More:
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- Learn more about understanding dementia.
