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Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimers Disease
 
 
  • Memory loss that affects the job
    • Frequently forgets assignments, deadlines, or colleague's names.
  • Difficulty performing familiar tasks
    • Forgets to serve a meal or even forgets that a meal was made.
  • Problems with language
    • Forget simple words or substitutes inappropriate words.
  • Disorientation to time and place
    • Not knowing how to get home or not knowing where they are.
  • Poor or decreased judgment
    • Wears a bathrobe to the store or several layers of clothing when it is a hot day.
  • Problems with abstract thinking
    • Not recognizing numbers or performing basic calculations.
  • Misplacing things
    • Not recalling how an iron made it into the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.
  • Changes in mood or behavior
    • More rapid mood swings for no apparent reason
  • Changes in personality
    • An easy-going person suddenly becomes angry, suspicious or fearful.
  • Loss of initiative
    • Uninterested in usual pursuits.

 



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