Key points

People with dementia have symptoms that are very different from those of normal ageing.


If your family members have the following conditions, please seek medical advice and arrange assessments immediately, so you can know if they have dementia.

Decline in short-term memory.

Decline in ability to handle matters and solve problems.

Unable to handle familiar tasks.

Having difficulties in identifying time and place.

Confusion with visual images and spatial relationships.

Communication barriers.

Misplacing things.

Decline in judgmental ability.

Withdrawal from social activities.

Changes in emotion and personality.

Reference:

Alzheimer's Disease International
You can fill out the "Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQ-CODE)" if you want to further assess the person's condition.
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