The signs and symptoms of mixed dementia can vary widely, depending on the brain region affected and type of brain changes involved. In the majority of cases, symptoms of mixed dementia may be similar to or even indistinguishable from the symptoms of another form of dementia, such as Alzheimers disease.
If a bookkeeper can no longer balance a checkbook, there's likely a problem. If someone who was a good driver starts scraping up the car, there's likely a problem. However, if an "absent minded professor" type of person (male or female) forgets some food in the fridge, you need to ask yourself if this is their "normal" behavior or is it new behavior. New behaviors seems to be a clue to most all types of dementia.
Please keep in touch when you are up to it,
Carol
All four corners of her car had unexplained scratches. Look for the little things, like no longer getting books or magazines (loss of reading comprehension). Unpaid bills (monitor her banking). Rotten food in the fridge. Pans that have scorch marks on the bottom. Appliances that "don't work". Forgotten appointments. Buying things that she already has.
I would guess, as Carol said above, that the signs of dementia, especially early, are not that different for men and women. But I have read a lot, as my mother's dementia has progressed (she's now 91 and in a memory impairment facility) that trouble with checkbooks and appointments are classic early signs.
Best wishes and good luck - it's a rough road.
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