Warning signs
- Memory loss that affects work abilities.
- Difficulties to carry out familiar tasks.
- Speech trouble.
- Time and space disorientation.
- Lack of judgment.
- Trouble with abstract thinking.
- Losing stuff or storing it in wrong places.
- Mood swings and changing behaviors.
- Personality changes.
- Loss of initiative.
When someone close notices any of these signs, it is convenient consulting a primary health care professional for an appropriate diagnosis.