Dr Ahmad Khundakar has explained one subtle sign you might miss in everyday life that could indicate early dementia.

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Dementia symptoms can be ever so subtle, but it's important to recognise the progressive disease in the earliest stage.

As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...