Can dementia be prevented? New WHO guidelines say yes, and Malaysia must act

FOR many families, dementia begins with a benign scene. A parent repeats the same question or complains that personal items are being stolen. A familiar route becomes confusing. Bills go unpaid, and daily chores are forgotten.

When questioned, the confusion deepens into melancholy, a quiet retreat born of not wanting to burden any family member, until the parent refuses to speak at all. The person who once held the family together begins to depend on others.