Change sense of humor can be a sign of dementia

We are all different, and a sense of humor, we also may be different. It does not matter. But if change is what makes you breaks into a smile and laugh, we should start to worry and go to the doctor. Studies have shown that these processes may be indicative of an early stage of dementia.

Everyone knows laughter - the best medicine. But the researchers argue that the change of sense of humor can be a warning sign. If you have always loved highbrow British humor, and more recently, laughing over the issue of "Distorting Mirror" should start to worry and go to the doctor. Perhaps you have developed dementia.

Scientists from University College London made the discovery: people whose sense of humor has changed age, are likely to suffer from the initial stage of dementia, usually frontotemporal type.

Frontotemporal dementia - the most common form of acquired dementia among people age 50 and older. Unlike Alzheimer's disease, the symptoms of which are brightly expressed, identify frontotemporal dementia complex. She has no visible signs, and problems with memory or mood markers are not unique.

shows experimentChanges in sense of humor and can testify about the development of Alzheimer's disease.

A team of researchers led by Dr. Clark Camilla (Camilla Clark) asked friends and relatives of forty-eight people with various forms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease to fill out several questionnaires about their sense of humor relatives. Rate had sympathy relative to different genres of humor: farce, sitcom, satire and absurdity. In addition, the experiment participants were asked to indicate whether or not a sense of humor changed their native rights over the past 15 years, before it was diagnosed with dementia. A situation where his / her jokes were inappropriate or too indecent, also had to be noted in the questionnaire.

Compared with healthy people, people with frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer's disease often have a strange sense of humor. For example, they can laugh at the fact that the other did not find funny, and tragic moments in private or public life.

In addition, the researchers found that people with frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer prefer farce (for example, "Mr. Bean"), other types of comedy. The least they amuse absurdist humor and satire.

The most important discovery of scientists for the timing of this unexpected manifestation of symptoms. Relatives and friends have noted that the observed changes in the loved ones sense of humor in the nine years before they began to show the most striking signs of dementia.

Researchers believe that the results of the experiment will lead to a better diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Now you can view the changes in the sense of humor as a potential indicator of the early stages of the disease.

The research results are important for the diagnosis. About them should know not only the patients - in time to sound the alarm - doctors also need to be more aware of the symptoms such as the early signs of dementia development.

Even the slightest change in what we find funny, is the key to diagnosis. Humor can be a very sensitive indicator of dementia, because this disease has a wide spectrum of influence on various brain functions, changing the ability to analytics, emotional background and communication skills.

Dr. Camilla Clark

Dr. Simon Ridley (Simon Ridley), director of the Alzheimer's Research UK charity, said, that the study results are not just important but are critically necessary for the diagnosis of the disease. Furthermore, it also calls to investigate changes in the sense of humor more broadly, to speed up the process of diagnosis and learn to prescribe treatments to patients with an early form of dementia.

Since dementia and Alzheimer's disease are the most common cognitive disorders in elderly people, be aware of such a non-obvious symptom is very important. Other signs of the disease appear when the treatment and training They will have little effect. The earlier the note issue, the better, so take care of yourself and your family people, pay attention to the fundamental changes in their outlook.