What are the most common dementia symptoms?

Answer by  Bren (76)

Dementia has several symptoms. The first and most common is forgetfulness. A person affected with dementia may forget to take their medicine or to eat dinner. The next symptom is repeating the same thing over and over. The person will tell you the same story over and over again withour realizing it. The third symptom is anxiety.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

The most common symptoms are: short term memory loss, repeating actions and statements again and again, forgetting where things are, and losing track of time.

Answer by  Srfingfreak (697)

Dementia is often characterized by forgetfulness, hallucinations, confusion, or disconnects with reality. The inability to perform everyday tasks could also be indicative of dementia. Dementia is a broad term, and includes Alzheimer's symptoms as well as temporary chemical imbalances.

Answer by  Ginny (2251)

One of the first symptoms and the most common is memory loss or forgetfulness. For instance, forgetting familiar peoples' names or not remembering the where- abouts of an item.