Effects+of+Alzheimer's+Disease,+JM

**What are the effects of Alzheimer's Disease (signs and symptoms)?**
There are many signs/symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease but the ten most common signs are:

1. //Repeatedly asking the same questions.// 2. //Becoming increasingly forgetful.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease forget recently learned information. The person begins to forget more and more often and is not able to recall the information later. 3. //Having difficulty with abstract thought.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease may have a strange difficulty performing mental tasks, like forgetting what numbers are and how they should be used. 4. //Having trouble with language.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease forget simple words and/or replace the words they want to use with unusual words. For example, "tooth brush" may become "the thing I put in my mouth." 5. //Disorientation involving time and location.// people suffering from Alzheimer's Disease can become lost in neighborhoods that they have been living in for over thirty years. They also might forget where they are and how they got there, and not know how to get back to their home. 6. //Poor judgment.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease may dress inappropriately. For example, wearing several layers of clothes on a hot day and/or wearing very little clothing on a cold day. They also might show poor judgment about money, like giving away large amounts to telemarketers. 7. //Trouble with performing daily tasks.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease find it hard to plan or complete everyday tasks. 8. //Personality and behavior changes.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease may show fast mood swings for no reason. Their personality can also change very drastically. For example, they may become extremely confused, suspicious, fearful, dependent etc on a family member or a close friend. 9. //Loss of initiative.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease may lose their initiative. For example, they might become very passive, sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more than usual, or not wanting to do usual activities that they usually would want to do. 10. //Misplacing things.// People suffering from Alzheimer's Disease may put their things in unusual places. For example, they might put an iron in the freezer or a book in the laundry.

QUIZ QUESTION: Give one example of each symptom Alzheimer's Disease has on people: //Repeatedly asking the same questions. - Becoming increasingly forgetful. - Having difficulty with abstract thought. - Having trouble with language. - Disorientation involving time and location. - Poor judgment. - Trouble with performing daily tasks. - Personality and behavior changes. - Loss of initiative. - Misplacing things -// http://www.flickr.com/photos/thachuck/141760472/

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