Alzheimers Signs and Symptoms

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As part of Alzheimer's Awareness Month (November 2009), we note that the World Alzheimer Report declares that more than 35 million people worldwide will have dementia by 2010. It's a tragic statistic.

CRL Senior Living Communities, an industry innovator with 16 independent living and assisted living and Alzheimer's/memory care communities in Wisconsin and Illinois, offers the following tips to help people recognize some of the common Alzheimers disease warning signs.

1. Difficulty completing usual tasks
2. Memory loss that impairs daily life
3. Difficulty in planning or problem solving
4. Confusion about 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. Significant changes in mood and personality

Source: bio-medicine.org