Are there any online tests to see if someone has early signs of Alzheimer's disease?

Answer 1

I was thinking I might be in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The things I was forgetting were scary to say the least!

Anyway, they did an MRI of my brain and sent me for a huge battery of tests with a Neuropychologist... I came back normal, but I still feel like I may have a problem.

Answer 2

After I say I am not aware of any, go to your local library (the "free" papers/information area probably near the entrance) and you should find a senior services guide of some type which will have several listings for Alzheimer's oriented low and no-cost help and diagnostic services. Some may be umbrella organizations that offer numerous services for seniors, so look at some of the ones with more general names too.

Answer 3

No, it is not something that you can spot through a simple online test to figure out if someone has Alzheimer
A person with AD usually has a gradual decline in mental functions, often beginning with slight memory loss, followed by losses in the ability to maintain employment, to plan and execute familiar tasks of daily living, and to reason and exercise judgment. Communication ability, mood, and personality may also be affected. Most people who have AD die within eight years of their diagnosis, although that interval may be as short as one year or as long as 20 years. AD is the fourth leading cause of death in adults after heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Diagnosis of AD is complex, and may require office visits to several different specialists over several months before a diagnosis can be made. While a confident provisional diagnosis may be made in most cases after thorough testing, AD cannot be definitively diagnosed until autopsy examination of the brain for senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.

Answer 4

I have been looking for those tests online for 2 years since my dad got diagnosed. The first source link is a LIST of the tests but not the actual tests.
This site is a place where you can BUY one of the tests: http://www.minimental.com/
This has a picture of the clock test but not how to do it:
http://www.seniorpsychiatry.com/pages/articles/10ptclocktest.html
This is the closest thing to a test, but it's really just a score sheet:
http://www.geriatric-resources.com/html/fast.html

Answer 5

One of the signs that professionals look for is forgetting how to do simple things, like telling time on an analog clock or tying shoes.

Answer 6

There must be on line somewhere, I think. What was your question again. Something about Old Timers?