Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a degenerative and terminal disease wherein there is memory loss, shown as a difficulty to remember recently learned facts and an inability to acquire new information. Subtle executive function problems (attentiveness, planning, flexibility, or abstract thinking) or impairments in semantic memory (memory of meanings and concept relationships) can also occur. Early occurring symptoms are often mistaken as being noncritical age-related complaints, or forms of stress. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Approximately 26.6 million people worldwide were afflicted by AD as of 2006.1
- Patients with Alzheimer's experience gradual onset and progressive worsening of symptoms. 2
- Early consultation with the doctor can help the family develop a the treatment plan for the patient.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Alzheimer's Disease
- ↑ About.com: Diagnostic Criteria for Alzheimer's Disease
- ↑ National Institute on Aging: Signs Of Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 16, 2009
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Alzheimer's Disease Early Warning Signs, Alzheimer's Disease Early Signs, AD Early Warning Signs, AD Early Signs
- Last update: Oct. 16, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
