If a loved one you know (who is age 50years & above) is showing any of the following behaviors, that represent a change from his/her usual behaviors or personality, it may be that she/he is suffering from mild cognitive impairment:
- • Delusions, hallucinations (abnormal perception or thought content).
- • Apathy, aspontaneity, indifference (decreased motivation)
- • Anxiety, dysphoria, changeability, irritability (affective dysregulation)
- • Agitation, disinhibition, gambling, behavioral perseveration, impulsive shopping (impulse dyscontrol)
- • Lack of empathy, loss of insight, loss of social graces or tact, exaggeration of previous personality traits (Social inappropariateness)
In which case, consult a neurologist asap!
