Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive memory loss that first impacts your ability to remember recent events and then, as the disease progresses, impacts events of the past, including even remembering who people are. Although Alzheimer’s disease can occur in people in their 40s and 50s, it is typically a disease seen later in life as people reach their 60s and 70s.
Some of the core symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, which typically affect people gradually over years, include the following:
- Forgetfulness or trouble remembering recent events
- Difficulty learning new information
- Difficulty putting your thoughts into words
- Trouble organizing information in your mind
- Periods of irritability and impatience
- Difficulty identifying what objects are and how they are used
- Difficulty remembering who people are
If you have three or more of the symptoms, there is a possibility that you may have Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease may mimic other conditions including other types of dementia (conditions that cause memory loss), other neurological disorders, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, metabolic disorders, and even ADD/ADHD and severe stress. Also, numerous prescription and non-prescription medications may also cause these symptoms or make them worse.
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