Are there warning signs for Alzheimers disease? What is typically the first sign?
A. Memory loss that affects day-to-day function It is normal to occasionally forget appointments or phone numbers. However, a person with Alzheimer’s disease may forget things more often and not remember them later. The disease prevents the person from making new memories. Memories of things from long ago often remain after the ability to learn new information is lost B. Difficulty performing familiar task Busy people can be so distracted from time to time that they may forget what they are doing such as serving vegetables during dinner, but they will remember to serve them at the end of the mea. A person with Alzheimer’s disease may be unable to prepare any part of a meal or forget they ate it. C. Problems with language Everyone has trouble finding the right words sometimes, but a person with Alzheimer’s disease may forget simple words or substitute the wrong words, making his or her sentences difficult to understand. The conversation of a person with Alzheimer’s disease may wander ex
