This feature when climbing stairs can indicate dementia at an early stage – Health

Dementia can develop over years, changing a person’s condition very slowly, Sports.kz reports with reference to Doctorpiter.ru.

Often, cognitive functions do not suffer immediately. The person remembers everything, recognizes his relatives, but begins to behave extremely strangely: he can become greedy, aggressive, stops preparing breakfasts and dinners, and does not take care of himself. Some withdraw into themselves and stop leading an active social life.

Doctors assure that the most important thing is to recognize alarming symptoms in time. Dementia cannot be cured, but its progression can be slowed. For example, you should be wary of very unusual changes in behavior. One of them is the way a person goes down and/or up stairs.

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