Dementia sign that appears in your bank account

Researchers have examined the effect of undiagnosed memory disorders and found some have a financial impact

Early dementia can be hard to spot with many first noticing signs through memory loss . However researchers have discovered another key clue which can be found in the finances .

Experts from the Alzheimer's Society say as dementia progresses in a person they can find it hard to manage their money and financial affairs. And researchers have now found that there are a string of behaviour changes which can appear up to five years before diagnosis.

A team from the New York Federal Reserve looked at both credit reporting and medical data to find that in the five years before a dementia diagnosis, a person's credit scores could weaken amid behaviour such as late bill payments,