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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Helena Vesty

Dementia: Signs to watch for, what to do if you spot them and how diet can help

Ten tell-tale signs of dementia have been revealed by Alzheimer’s experts in Greater Manchester in a bid to help people get the support they need. There are an estimated 30,000 people living with dementia in Greater Manchester but it’s feared that tens of thousands of people are living with undiagnosed dementia across the country.

This Dementia Action Week (May 16-22), Alzheimer's advisors are sharing the key indicators of possible dementia as shocking figures emerge about the scale of the condition. Alzheimer’s Society research shows that 900,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia, and dementia deaths are rising year on year, with 225,000 expected to develop dementia this year - that’s one person every three minutes.

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