For many patients, insensitivity to others' feelings is an early sign Sign
In medicine a sign is what a physician finds by examining a patient. For example, a patient with the symptom of pain might have signs of a fast heart rate, a pale face, a clammy touch and tenderness. of dementia, especially in those with frontotemporal dementia Frontotemporal dementia
A type of dementia that mainly affects the frontal lobe causing a problem in executive function tasks.. In Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease
A neurological disease that affects memory and behaviour. It is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. There is no known cause but genetics and lifestyle are thought to play a role. too, insensitivity can go with other early behavioural signs, especially irritability. Insensitivity often progresses as the disease itself progresses. Few people with severe dementia have much sense of what other people have in mind.