Early symptoms of dementia: the first difficulties appear when boiling the kettle

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Not much who would think twice about boiling the kettle for a cup of tea. But these everyday activities can be much more difficult for someone with dementia and can be a gift when it comes to diagnosis.

This happens because of problems recognizing objects or people.

Recognition — trouble recognizing people or understanding what objects are for' is a sign that can precede memory loss in people with frontotemporal dementia, a type of dementia. For example, understanding that a kettle is used to boil water or that a remote control controls the television.

Frontotemporal dementia, or LVD, is a rare type of dementia. It is believed to account for no more than one in 20 of all dementia cases. Although it usually affects people between the ages of 45 and 64, it can also affect people of all ages.

It can be harder to detect than other forms of dementia because the symptoms can be very different from memory loss and confusion consciousness that we may associate with more common types of dementia.

People with LVD may find it harder to swallow, eat, communicate, and have difficulty controlling their bladder or bowels as symptoms become more severe . Some people may have movement problems similar to those seen in Parkinson's disease.