Here are the top six signs of early dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Society.

The Alzheimer’s Society has revealed the most common six symptoms of early dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Society site explains: “Memory loss is often the first and main symptom in early Alzheimer’s disease.

For example, the Alzheimer’s Society site explains a person may get confused more easily and find it harder to plan, make complex decisions (for example, about finances) or solve problems.

The Alzheimer’s Society site adds: “Speech can also be affected when someone with vascular dementia has had a stroke.

A person in the early stages of dementia may be more anxious, frightened or sad, and so they are at higher risk of depression

The Alzheimer’s Society experts said: “A person can often be more withdrawn, lack self-confidence and lose interest in hobbies or people

The Alzheimer’s Society site says: “A person may no longer recognise where they are and so get lost, even in a place that is familiar to them.”

The site notes: “This issue is more common in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and DLB than in vascular dementia or FTD