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What are the symptoms of
AD?
Other causes of dementia
symptoms
What are the Symptoms of AD?
AD begins slowly. At first, the only symptom may be mild
forgetfulness.
People with AD may have trouble remembering recent events,
activities, or the names of familiar people or things. Simple
math problems may become hard to solve. Such difficulties may
be a bother, but usually they are not serious enough to cause
alarm.
However, as the disease goes on, symptoms are more easily
noticed and become serious enough to cause people with AD or
their family members to seek medical help. For example, people
in the later stages of AD may forget how to do simple tasks,
like brushing their teeth or combing their hair. They can no
longer think clearly. They begin to have problems speaking,
understanding, reading, or writing. Later on, people with AD
may become anxious or aggressive, or wander away from home.
Eventually, patients need total care.
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Other
Causes of Dementia Symptoms
Many different medical conditions may cause symptoms that seem
like Alzheimer's disease, but are not. Some of these medical
conditions may be treatable. Reversible conditions can be
caused by a high fever, dehydration, vitamin deficiency and
poor nutrition, bad reactions to medicines, problems with the
thyroid gland, or a minor head injury. Medical conditions like
these can be serious and should be treated by a doctor as soon
as possible.
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Information
courtesy of Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral
Center
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