memory loss
Forgetting newly learned information is one of the most common initial symptoms of Altzheimer. A person begins to forget more often and is unable to recall information later.
What is normal ? Forgetting names or appointments from time to time.
Difficulty performing familiar tasks
People with Altzheimer‘s often find it difficult to plan or complete daily tasks. People can lose track of the steps involved in preparing a meal, making a phone call, or playing a game.
What is normal ? Sometimes you forget why you entered a room or what you were going to say.
Problems with language
People with Alzheimer‘s disease forget simple words or substitute inappropriate words, making their way of speaking or writing sometimes difficult to understand. They may be unable to find the toothbrush, for example, and instead of asking for the toothbrush they ask for “the thing for my mouth.”
What is normal ? Forgetting names or appointments from time to time.
Disorientation in time and place
People with Alzheimer‘s disease can get lost in their own neighborhood, forget where they are and how they got there, and not know how to get home.
What is normal ? Forgetting the day of the week or where he was going occasionally.
Lack or decreased judgment
People with Alzheimer‘s may dress inappropriately, wearing several layers on a hot day or very little clothing in the cold. They may show little judgment, such as giving away large sums of money
What is normal ? Make a questionable or debatable decision from time to time.
Problems with abstract thinking
Someone with Alzheimer‘s disease may have a difficult time performing complex mental tasks, such as forgetting what numbers are for and how they should be used.
What is normal ? Having trouble balancing a checkbook.
Lose things
A person with Alzheimer‘s disease can put things in unusual places: a tape recorder in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.
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