It is a progressive brain dysfunction which diminishes the mental strength required to perform the daily activities.
It is characterized by the following:
• Forgetfulness :it occurs frequently and the patient seldom remembers his daily routine works.
• Difficulty to perform the same sort of work which he/she is used to do.
• Language problems: Due to the forgetfulness the patients cannot pick the right word thereby making them incapable of communicating effectively.
• Problems with orientation : patients due to the forgetfulness may not reach their destiny and hence may be lost.
• Incapable of Judging: patients cannot judge effectively as they used to do and they can mismatch with the surroundings worsening their condition.
• They cannot even perform simple calculations.
• Their mood suddenly changes unexpectedly
• Their behavior is capricious and suffers the persons surrounding them.