GP Flags 4 Early Dementia Signs Before Memory Loss as UK Cases Near 944,000

3 articles · Updated · The Mirror · Jul 3

Four physical symptoms — unsteady gait, clumsiness, poor coordination, and tremors or limb stiffness — can appear before memory loss in some dementia cases, GP Johannes Uys said.
Those signs are more often linked to specific forms such as Parkinson's disease dementia, and Uys urged people to seek a medical evaluation if they notice them in themselves or relatives.
944,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, and one in 11 people over 65 are affected, underscoring the value of early diagnosis even though the condition has no cure.
One in three people sees a doctor within the first month of noticing symptoms, according to an Alzheimer's Society survey of 1,100 people, with many delaying because they mistake dementia for normal ageing.
By 2050, 150 million people worldwide could be living with dementia, while exercise, a healthy diet, weight control, less alcohol, and not smoking may help lower risk.

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