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| Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with what? |
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| What is the progression characteristic of Alzheimer's Disease? |
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| It develops slowly and gets worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. It is a progressive disease. |
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| What is the most common form of dementia? |
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| A general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. |
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| What percentage of AD's does it account for in dementia cases? |
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| Is Alzheimer's Disease a normal part of aging? |
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| No! Although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age. |
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| What are the typical ages of the majority of people who develop AD's? |
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| Can younger people develop AD's? |
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| Yes, people in their 40s or 50s can also develop early onset Alzheimer's Disease. |
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| What percentage of the five million Americans who have early-onset Alzheimer's Disease? |
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| 4% (more than 200,000 people) |
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| What are the three major stages of dementia? |
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Early stage
Middle stage
Late stage |
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| Does AD's affect people the same way? |
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| No, AD's affects each person differently and symptoms will vary. |
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| What are some of the diagnostic tests for AD's? |
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Medical exam
Cognitive tests
Neurological exam
Brain imaging
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| Is there a certain test that confirms AD's? |
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| No! There is not any one test that confirms AD's. |
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| What are the 10 warning signs of AD's? |
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1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life.
2. Challenges in planning or solving problems.
3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure.
4. Confusion with time or place.
5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships.
6. New problems with words in speaking or writing.
7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps.
8. Decreased or poor judgment.
9. Withdrawal from work or social activities.
10. Changes in mood and personality. |
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| Examples of "Memory loss that disrupts daily life" are: |
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- Forgetting recently learned informaiton.
- Forgetting important dates or events; asking for the same informatin over and over; increasingly needing to rely on memory aids or family members for things they used to handle on their own.
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| Examples of "Challenges in planning or solving problems" are: |
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- Inability to develop and follow a plan or work with numbers.
- Trouble following a familiar recipe or keeping track of monthly bills.
- My have difficulty concentrating and take much longer to do things than they did before. |
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Examples of "Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure" are:
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- Difficulty with completing daily tasks.
- Trouble driving to familiar location, managing budget at work.
- Trouble remembering the rules of a favorite game. |
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| Examples of "Confusion with time or place" are: |
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- Loss tract of dates, seasons and the passage of time.
- Trouble understanding something if it is not happening immediately.
- Sometimes they may forget where they are or how they got there. |
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| Examples of "Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships" are: |
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- Difficulty reading, judging distance and determining color or contrast which may cause problems with driving. |
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| Examples of "New problems with words in speaking or writing" are: |
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- Trouble following or joining a conversation.
- May stop in the middle of a conversation and have no idea how to continue or they may repeat themselves.
- May struggle with vocabulary, have problems finding the right word or call things by the wrong name (e.g., calling a "watch" a "hand-clock"). |
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| Examples of "Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps" are: |
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- May put things in unusual places.
- May lose things and be unable t ogo bac kover their steps to find them again.
- May accuse others of stealing. This may occur more frequently over time. |
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| Examples of "Decreased or poor judgment" are: |
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- May use poor judgment when dealing with money, giving large amounts to telemarketers.
-May pay less attention to grooming or keeping themselves clean. |
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| Examples of "Withdrawal from work or social activities" are: |
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- May remove themselves from hobbies, social activities, work projects or sports.
- May have trouble keeping up with a favorite sports team or remembering how to complete a favorite hobby.
- May avoid being social because of the changes they have experienced. |
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| Examples of "Changes in mood and personality" are: |
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- Can become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxious.
- May be easily upset at home, at work, with friends or in places where they are out of their comfort zone. |
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Sign of Alzheimer's:
Poor judgment and decision making. |
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Sign of age-related changes:
Making a bad decision once in while. |
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Sign of Alzheimer's:
Inability to manage a budget. |
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Sign of age-related change:
Missing a monthly payment. |
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Sign of Alzheimer's:
Losing track of the date or the season. |
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Sign of age-related change:
Forgetting which day it is and remembering later. |
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Sign of Alzheimer's:
Difficulty having a conversation. |
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Sign of age-related change:
Sometimes forgetting which word to use. |
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Sign of Alzheimer's:
Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them. |
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Sign of age-related change:
Losing things from time to time. |
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| What are some of the causes of early onset Alzheimer's? |
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| Rare genes that directly cause Alzheimer's. When Alzheimer's is caused by deterministic genes, it is called "familial Alzheimer's disease," and many family members in multiple generations are affected. |
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