Ten Symptoms

Fighting a disease that takes it’s toll on your mind is a very difficult thing, not only because it proves hard to cure, but because it is not always a tangible thing. It’s not easy to diagnose. Often, early onset Alzheimer’s goes undiagnosed. Early onset diagnosis and prevention measures are really the only “cures” for Alzheimer’s that we have. A delay in onset is the best possible outcome.  Most people with loved ones afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease look back and realize cues in behavior that indicate the start of the disease.

Often personality/social changes are the first time when loved ones begin to take symptoms seriously. People often hear/observe things that they believe are just symptoms of age, when in reality Alzheimer’s has already started to take it’s toll. Provided in the article are various examples of mild dementia or early stage Alzheimer’s disease. These include misplacing belongings in odd places, becoming more withdrawn from social situations, and irritation or anger in response to memory lapses.

Alzheimer's disease is progressive, meaning it worsens over time. Alzheimer's is also terminal, meaning all who develop it will eventually succumb to it. As Alzheimer's rides its course, it renders those who suffer from it increasingly dependent on the care of others.

This is true for all people who develop Alzheimer's, but the particular symptoms and the degree to which they show themselves vary among individuals. For convenience, the progression of Alzheimer's is often divided into three stages: early/mild, middle/moderate, and late/severe.

The symptoms and signs of Alzheimer's have been identified by observing people with Alzheimer's disease as a group. An individual may not show all of the symptoms in each stage of progression. For example, many -- but not all -- Alzheimer's patients develop severe psychiatric problems, such as delusions and hallucinations. Among those who do, the symptoms appear in the middle to late stages of Alzheimer's.

It may help friends and family to familiarize themselves with the typical stages of Alzheimer's disease so that they know what to expect in the coming years. The early/mild stage of Alzheimer's is characterized by declining ability to form new memories, impaired ability to organize and manipulate complex ideas, and, sometimes, by personality changes.

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