+ Your health
Aug 11, 2022
4 minutes
INSTANT + APPOINTMENT
With Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy (doctorfox.co.uk)
Starting to forget
Q My husband is only 52, but he’s become really forgetful all of a sudden – he even forgets our kids’ names. Should I be worried?
Hazel, Staines
A You must be worried he could have dementia.
Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia – is most often diagnosed in people aged 65 and over. But rarely, it can be diagnosed under the age of 50.
Forgetting names is a common sign of dementia.
However, it could be due to other conditions –
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