{"id":23645,"date":"2018-02-09T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=23645"},"modified":"2018-02-28T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T06:33:50","slug":"10-early-symptoms-signs-recognize-alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=23645","title":{"rendered":"10 Early Symptoms and Signs to Recognize Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 5 million people are living with <a href=\"https:\/\/zovon.com\/health-conditions\/alzheimers-disease\/\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease<\/a> in the U.S. The disease is characterized by a gradual decline in thinking skills, memory and reasoning skills. It is one of the most common types of <a href=\"https:\/\/zovon.com\/health-conditions\/dementia\/\">dementia<\/a>. It is also the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Phil McGraw explains 10 most common signs and symptoms that might indicate that you have developed Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. It is possible to experience one or more of these symptoms in varying severity. If you observe any of these signs, it is important to visit your doctor immediately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are the signs and symptoms that might indicate Alzheimer&#8217;s disease:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Memory loss of recently learned information:<\/strong> This is one of the most common signs of Alzheimer&#8217;s and might disrupt your daily life due to excessive forgetfulness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Problems in reasoning or planning:<\/strong> Few people with Alzheimer&#8217;s experience prolonged inability to plan or follow schedules. They might also have problems in trivial numerical calculations. For example, having problems in keeping track of monthly bills and implementing a simple food recipe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Difficulty in remembering familiar tasks:<\/strong> People suffering from Alzheimer&#8217;s disease have difficulties in performing usual tasks like remembering rules of a simple game and inability to drive themselves to a known location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Confusion with place and time:<\/strong> Few people with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease can easily forget seasons, dates, and passage of time. They might have trouble in recollecting the location where they are and how they reached there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Trouble in reading and judging distance:<\/strong> Anyone with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease might have difficulties in reading, comprehending visual images and mentally calculating approximate distance between two places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Problems in continuing a conversation or writing:<\/strong> A person suffering from Alzheimer&#8217;s disease has problems in continuing a conversation. They might just keep repeating their words or stop in a middle of a conversation. They also face trouble in learning new words and writing expressively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Frequently misplacing things:<\/strong> People with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease often keep things at unusual places and tend to forget where they kept them. They might also face difficulties in finding the things back even after several attempts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Poor or decreased judgment:<\/strong> People with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease experience significant changes in judgment and might not be able to make decisions on their own. These people also do not pay attention to self-grooming and might stay unhygienic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Avoidance of social activities or work:<\/strong> People suffering from Alzheimer&#8217;s try to avoid social interactions, sports, hobbies and their assigned projects. They might become more introverted than they were before without any apparent genuine reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Significant changes in personality or mood:<\/strong> A person with Alzheimer&#8217;s can become anxious, fearful, suspicious, depressed or confused.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Phil strongly recommends visiting a doctor if you notice these changes in yourself or a loved one. It might help you or them to initiate a required treatment as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 5 million people are living with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in the U.S. The disease is characterized by a gradual decline in thinking skills, memory and reasoning skills. It is one of the most common types of dementia. 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