A person with dementia will have cognitive symptoms (problems with thinking or memory).
They will often have problems with some of the following:





Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms gradually get worse over time. How quickly dementia progresses varies significantly from person to person. As dementia progresses, the person may develop behaviours that seem unusual or out of character.
If you want to know more about different symptoms you can read more about it on our partner’s website: Dementia Forum.