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Reading the signs of dementia

Blood tests could make detecting Alzheimer’s disease easier.Credit: Andrew Brookes/Getty In 2018, the people around Daryl Ditz started to see signs that something wasn’t quite right. “My work colleagues noticed I was kind of slipping with the computer stuff — messing up a little bit, putting files in the wrong place,” he says. “My wife […]

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The Overlooked Dementia Sign We Must Address

Disorientation and confusion underpin most of the other sundowning symptoms and behaviors. As the day is ending, people may start to be uncertain and confused about what’s going on in their environment. “For example, if their family is preparing dinner, the patient might be thinking, ‘What are these people doing?’ They don’t understand the activity […]