10 Symptoms of Alzheimers Disease
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Memory Loss
We all forget things sometimes, then remember them later. But AD patients will not remember later, nor even remember that they forgot in the first place. 
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Difficulty Performing Familiar Tasks
Ordinary things that were before always done automatically now become impossible. AD victims may forget how to use a fork or spoon, how to operate household appliances, or how to participate in lifelong hobbies.
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Problems with Language
Words elude AD patients, and they often use an incorrect, but close, word. "Car" becomes "bus." A toothbrush is "that thing for my mouth." The "computer" is a "phone." A "flower" is the "lawn."
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Disorientation about Time and Place
AD sufferers are easily lost, especially when driving alone. They cannot find the bathroom in their own homes. Often they do now know where they are, how they got there, or how to get back home.
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Poor or Decreased Judgment
Those who have AD often dress inappropriately for the weather, wear two or three shirts over pajamas, or underwear over street clothes. They give away large sums of money, especially to telemarketers or someone on TV.
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Problems with Abstract Thinking
Numbers lose their value, so AD sufferers may forget how to make change or balance a checkbook.
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Misplaced Things
Things are often "hidden" and impossible to find. Other people are frequently accused of stealing missing items.
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Changes in Mood or Behavior
AD patients can swing from happy to sad, rapidly and for no apparent reason.
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Changes in Personality
AD sufferers may become suspicious and fearful. They may turn dependent, usually upon the one person who is closest to them.
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Loss of Initiative
Patients often become very passive, unable or unwilling to do normal activities, or sleeping the time away. If any of this is familiar, see a doctor as soon as possible. Try to find a geriatrics doctor or a neurologist, as they often have more training and experience with the elderly or with brain conditions.
Betty Weiss is the author of When the Doctor Says 'Alzheimer's': Your Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's and Dementia(AuthorHouse, 2004) and Alzheimer's Surgery: An Intimate Portrait (AuthorHouse, 2006). Visit her Web site at www.geocities.com/caregiving4alz.
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