Multi-Infarct Dementia

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Multi-Infarct Dementia Symptoms & Signs

• awareness of mental deterioration, if present:
  • may cause frustration or depression
  • anxiety, stress, and tension
• dementia (slowly progressive memory loss) is more commonly associated with lack of awareness of mental deterioration and:
  • difficulties with attention, concentration, judgment, and behavior
  • confusion, disorientation
  • hallucinations (hearing or seeing absent animals or people) and delusions
  • uncoordinated or weak movements
  • aphasia (impaired language ability)
  • personality changes
  • progressive decreases in multiple brain functions
• withdrawal from social interaction
  • inability to interact in social or personal situations
  • inability to maintain employment
• decreased ability to function independently
• decreased interest in daily living activities
• lack of spontaneity
• localized numbness or tingling
• swallowing difficulty
• sudden involuntary laughing or crying
  • emotional instability, frequent changes of emotion
• urinary incontinence