How to Tell the Early Stages of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease is an incurable and unpreventable disease. While only a medical professional can diagnose Alzheimer's disease, patients and caregivers may find it useful to follow a checklist that details the most common symptoms of the disease.

Things You'll Need

• Alzheimer's checklist

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Instructions

• 1

  Determine if you or your loved one has any of these symptoms: memory loss that disrupts daily life, changes in mood and personality, decreased judgment, withdrawal from daily activities, misplacing things, problems with words in speaking or writing, trouble with spatial relationships, confusion, challenges in problem solving, difficulty completing familiar tasks.

• 2

  Schedule an appointment with your doctor if one or more of the symptoms is present in the patient.

• 3

  Follow doctor's orders if an Alzheimer's diagnosis is made.