Alzheimer'sDisease
Alzheimer's Disease
Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Memory loss
Challenges in planning or solving everyday problems.
Difficulty solving tasks at home
Confusion with time or place
Difficulty reading, judging distance, or determining color
Problems with speaking or writing
Misplace thing or lose ability to retrace steps
Bad decision-making
Withdraw from work or social activities
Change in mood or personality
Signs of Alzheimer's
Typical age-related changes
Poor judgment and decision making
Making a bad decision once in a while
Inability to manage a budget
Missing a monthly payment
Losing track of the date or the season
Forgetting which day it is and remembering later
Difficulty having a conversation
Sometimes forgetting which word to use
Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them
Losing things from time to time
Body's Reaction to Alzheimer's
Stage 1: No memory loss indicated.
Stage 2: Might have normal age-related changes, but no symptoms of dementia can be detected.
Stage 3: Mild cognitive decline. Mild cognitive decline may start appearing.
Trouble remembering names when introduced to new people
Having noticeably greater difficulty performing tasks in social or work settings Forgetting material that one has just read
Losing or misplacing a valuable object
Noticeable problems coming up with the right word or name
Increasing trouble with planning or organizing
Stage 4: Moderate cognitive decline (Mild or early-stage Alzheimer's disease)
At this point, a careful medical interview should be able to detect clear-cut symptoms in of Alzheimer's in several areas:
Forgetfulness of recent events
Impaired ability to perform challenging mental arithmetic — for example, counting backward from 100 by 7s
Greater difficulty performing complex tasks, such as planning dinner for guests, paying bills or managing finances
Forgetfulness about one's own personal history
Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Memory loss
Challenges in planning or solving everyday problems.
Difficulty solving tasks at home
Confusion with time or place
Difficulty reading, judging distance, or determining color
Problems with speaking or writing
Misplace thing or lose ability to retrace steps
Bad decision-making
Withdraw from work or social activities
Change in mood or personality
Signs of Alzheimer's
Typical age-related changes
Poor judgment and decision making
Making a bad decision once in a while
Inability to manage a budget
Missing a monthly payment
Losing track of the date or the season
Forgetting which day it is and remembering later
Difficulty having a conversation
Sometimes forgetting which word to use
Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them
Losing things from time to time
Body's Reaction to Alzheimer's
Stage 1: No memory loss indicated.
Stage 2: Might have normal age-related changes, but no symptoms of dementia can be detected.
Stage 3: Mild cognitive decline. Mild cognitive decline may start appearing.
Trouble remembering names when introduced to new people
Having noticeably greater difficulty performing tasks in social or work settings Forgetting material that one has just read
Losing or misplacing a valuable object
Noticeable problems coming up with the right word or name
Increasing trouble with planning or organizing
Stage 4: Moderate cognitive decline (Mild or early-stage Alzheimer's disease)
At this point, a careful medical interview should be able to detect clear-cut symptoms in of Alzheimer's in several areas:
Forgetfulness of recent events
Impaired ability to perform challenging mental arithmetic — for example, counting backward from 100 by 7s
Greater difficulty performing complex tasks, such as planning dinner for guests, paying bills or managing finances
Forgetfulness about one's own personal history