Doctors have explained how to distinguish forgetfulness from developing dementia

With age, memory becomes less reliable, but there is a clear line between simple forgetfulness and the development of a neurological disease – dementia. This is a general term for brain diseases that mainly affect people over the age of 65. These diseases are associated with memory loss, mental retardation and reduced cognitive functions.

Daily life of dementia patients is significantly disrupted due to memory problems. Experts from the British Alzheimer's Society stressed that people with this disease can regularly lose the thread of what they are saying. This can make communication slow and difficult, which is further exacerbated by stress and depression.

Inability to remember the thread of what is happening interferes with watching TV, as the person with dementia has to expend a lot of effort to follow. plot Patients with this disease remember events that took place many years ago, but hardly remember recent ones.

People with dementia often forget the names of close friends and relatives. In addition, it extends to everyday things, for example, the patient may forget the word “kettle” or how to get from home to the nearest store and back. Objects in his house begin to appear in unusual places for them, breaking the usual order.