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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

One in three people who notice dementia symptoms ‘keep it to themselves’

One in three people (33%) who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one keep their fears to themselves for more than a month, a survey suggests.

The study, for the Alzheimer’s Society to mark Dementia Action Week, found people often suffer in silence or confuse early symptoms with old age.

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