what are the symptoms of alzheimer's disease.?

Answer 1

Symptoms

Common early symptoms of Alzheimer's are:
confusion
disturbances in short-term memory
problems with attention and spatial orientation
personality changes
language difficulties
unexplained mood swings
It is important to understand that Alzheimer’s disease does not affect every patient in the same way. The stages listed below represent the general progression of the disease.

Stage 1: Early in the illness, Alzheimer's patients tend to have less energy and spontaneity, though often no one notices anything unusual. They exhibit minor memory loss and mood swings, and are slow to learn and react. After a while they start to shy away from anything new and prefer the familiar. Memory loss begins to affect job performance. The patient is confused, gets lost easily, and exercises poor judgment.

Stage 2: In this stage, the Alzheimer's victim can still perform tasks independently, but may need assistance with more complicated activities. Speech and understanding become slower, and patients often lose their train of thought in mid-sentence. They may also get lost while travelling or forget to pay bills. As Alzheimer's victims become aware of this loss of control, they may become depressed, irritable and restless. The individual is clearly becoming disabled. The distant past may be recalled, while recent events are difficult to remember. Advancing Alzheimer's has affected the victim's ability to comprehend where they are, the day and the time. Caregivers must give clear instructions and repeat them often. As the Alzheimer's victims mind continues to slip away, the patient may invent words and not recognize familiar faces.

Stage 3: During the final stage, patients lose the ability to chew and swallow. The very essence of the person is vanishing. Memory is now very poor and no one is recognizable. Patients lose bowel and bladder control, and eventually need constant care. They become vulnerable to pneumonia, infection and other illnesses. Respiratory problems worsen, particularly when the patient becomes bedridden. This terminal stage eventually leads to death.

Answer 2

I'll try and keep this simple:
Mild cognitive impairment is the typical disease we think of older people as having. This is when you forget things, like leaving your keys around or forgetting people's names.

Alzheimers type dementia is so severe because of the high likelihood of losing (1) activities of daily living, (2) control of bodily functions, and (3) having severe delusions about reality.

If you are concerned about yourself or a loved one, ask the doctor to perform a MMSE (mini mental-status exam), it is a quick screen to test for loss of cognition/memory. There are also tests that are good for keeping track of your cognition/memory capabilities over time (you know...to see if you are slipping over the years).
I hope this helps :)

It has been my experience that since Alzheimer's is so well publisized, most people skip right to that conclusion when they are usually just experiencing early signs of mental cognitive impairment (MCI).
Just talk to your doctor (or have your loved one talk to the dr)

Answer 3

Check it--

http://able-mart.com/memory-loss-may-predict-alzheimers-disease/

Answer 4

Memory loss is one, short temper, confusion of date and year, eventual loss of speach.

Many of the same symptoms are confused with dementia and other aging related illnesses.

Do a google search and ask your family doctor if you are worried about yourself, your spouse, or your parent.

By the time most symptoms are obvious, it is too late to reverse them. When caught early enough, there are treatments that can slow or reverse the damage.

Answer 5

First you begin to lose your..... er.... ah..... what was the question?

Well look on the bright side, If you do have Alzheimer's disease you'll get to meet new people every day.

Answer 6

Forgetting things that you normally would not. Losing things often, losing your train of thought, forgeting words in the middle of your sentence. These are all also signs of old age, so sometimes it is hard to tell the difference.

Answer 7

Remebering 3rd grade and your first kiss, but not yesterday or whether or not the dishwasher is clean or dirty.

Answer 8

I forget

Answer 9

First is Dementia (loss of memory). (- -,)