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Brain, memory and cognition
Ten signs of a memory illness
  • Recent memory loss that affects your job skills
  • Difficulty performing familiar tasks
  • Problems with finding words in everyday conversation
  • Disorientation for date and location
  • Poor or decreased judgment and decision making
  • Problems with calculation and recognising numbers
  • Misplacing things regularly
  • Inability to plan everyday activities
  • Changes in personality
  • Loss of initiative

 
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