What is middle stage Alzheimers disease?
Middle stage or moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves a worsening of the symptoms of early AD, the appearance of new symptoms or both. Obvious impairment of comprehension and judgment often emerge. Dangerous behaviors (e.g., auto accidents if the person is still driving, physical aggressiveness, forgetting to turn off appliances or take medications) make it clear that something is seriously wrong. Other signs of AD progression include sleep pattern changes (more or less sleep and sleeping at odd times), trouble carrying out complex tasks (balancing a checkbook, planning dinner or putting together a puzzle) or obvious disorders of perception (hallucinations) or thinking (delusions). By this stage, evaluation is obviously necessary and has usually occurred. Treatment at this stage is still worthwhile.
