10 early signs of alzheimer's
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10 Early Signs of Alzheimer’sor other parts of Dementia
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1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life
forgetting dates of eventsneed to rely on an memory aids (ex. electronic devices)asking the same questions repeatedly
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Age related: Sometimes forgetting names or appointments, but
remembering them later.
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2. Challenges in planning or solving problems
can’t concentratecan't follow numbersforget monthly billstrouble following familiar recipes
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Age related: Making occasional
errors when balancing a checkbook.
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3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at
work, or at leisureproblems completing daily taskscan’t drive to familiar placescan't manage a budgetremembering rules of a game
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Age related: Occasionally needing help to use the
settings on a microwave or to record a television show.
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4. Confusion with time or place
lose track of time, seasons, or datesforget where they aredo not know how they got somewhere
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Age related: Getting confused about the day of the week but figuring it out later.
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5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial
relationshipsvision problemsdifficulty reading or judging distancecan't differentiate between colors or contrast
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Age related: Vision changes related to
cataracts.
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6. New problems with words in speaking or
writingtrouble following or joining a conversationstop in the middle of a conversationno idea how to continue a conversationmay repeat the same point struggle to find vocabulary
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Age related: Sometimes having trouble finding the
right word.
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7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to
retrace stepsmay place assets in unusual places or lose assetsunable to go back over their stepsmay blame others of stealing
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Age related: Misplacing things from
time to time and retracing steps to find
them.
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8. Decreased or poor judgement
pay less attention to themselves and not properly groom themselvespoor judgement or decision-making
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Age related: Making a bad decision once
in a while.
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9. Withdrawal from work or social activities
may remove themselves from hobbies, social activities, work projects or sportsmay forget how to complete a hobby or their favorites sports teamavoid social settings due to personal changes recently
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Age related: Sometimes feeling
weary of work, family and social obligations.
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10. Changes in mood or personality
become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxiousupset at work, home, and/or places out of their comfort zone
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Age related: Developing very specific ways of doing things and becoming irritable when
a routine is disrupted.
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If you feel like you or someone you love associates
with the symptoms then consult a doctor.