By : Lamiaa Moustafa Elbosaty
Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease:
Alzheimer's Association (2008) provides this warning signs of Alzheimer's disease to allow early detection of the patients, it includes the following:
1- Recent memory loss: It's normally to occasionally forget an assignment, deadline, or friends' name, but frequent forgetfulness, our unexplainable confusion at home or in the work place may signal problems.
2- Difficulty performing familiar tasks: Busy people frequently get distracted, for example, you might leave something on the stove too long or not remember to serve part of a meal. People with Alzheimer's disease might prepare a meal and not only forget to serve it, but forget they made it.
3- Problems with language: Everyone has trouble finding the right word sometimes, but person with Alzheimer's may forget simple words or substitute inappropriate words, making his or her sentences difficult to understand.
4- Disorientation of time and place: It's normal to momentarily forget the day of the week or what you need from the stove. But people with Alzheimer's disease can become lost on their own street, not knowing where they are, how they get there or how to get home.
5- Poor or decreased judgment: Choosing not to bring a sweater or coat along on a chilly night is a common mistake. A person with Alzheimer's, however, may dress inappropriately in more noticeable ways, wearing a bathrobe to the stove or several blouses on a hot day.
6- Problems with abstract thinking: Balancing a check book can be challenging for many people, but for someone with Alzheimer's, recognizing numbers or performing basic calculations may be impossible.
7- Misplacing things: Everyone temporarily misplaces a wallet or keys from time to time. A person with Alzheimer's disease may put these and other items in inappropriate place – such as an iron in the freezer, or a wrist watch in the sugar bowl, then not recall how they got there.
8- Changes in mode or behavior: Everyone experiences a broad range of emotions, it is part of being human. People with Alzheimer's tend to exhibit more rapid mood swings for no apparent reason.
9- Changes in personality: People personalities may change somewhat as they age. But a person with Alzheimer's can change dramatically, either suddenly or over a period of time. Someone who is generally easy going may become angry, suspicious or fearful.
10- Loss of initiative: It's normal to tire of house work, business activities, or social obligations, but most people retain eventually regain their interest. The person with Alzheimer's may remain disinterested and uninvolved in many or all her/his usual pursuits.
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