Early Signs of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's is disorder of brain progressively which leads to death of the affected person. Dementia is a form of Alzheimer's. It affects people differently. No two people will have same symptoms. Most common symptoms are memory loss, problem with language, problem with taking judgments, forgetting things which happened just now, forgetting names of friends and relatives, change in mood, loss of initiative, misplacing things, changes in personality, etc. Decline in memory that is short-term memory. People suffering with Alzheimer's disease sleep more than usual and appear to lose interests in hobbies. There are many reasons for this Alzheimer's to occur. They are family factors, hereditary, head injury, brain tumor, and genetics, etc.

Warning signs of Alzheimer's:

1. Memory loss
2. Changes in mood or behavior
3. Difficulty performing familiar tasks
4. Changes in personality
5. Disorientation to time and place
6. Misplacing things
7. Problems with language
8. Poor or decreased judgment
9. Problems with abstract thinking
10. Loss of initiative

There are three stages in Alzheimer's disease. They are mild, medium and severe. Mild stage is also called as forgetful stage it will be there for 2 to 4 years. Medium stage is also called as confusion stage it will be there for 2 to 10 years. Severe stage will be there till death. At last stage that is in severe stage more should be taken. There is no cure for this disease. Diagnosis should be done for brain. Millions of people are suffering from this Alzheimer's disease. There are about 4.5 million people in America who are suffering from this disease and there are 18 million people who are suffering through out the world by this Alzheimer's disease. German scientist Dr.Alois Alzheimer found this disease in 1907. He found this disease in a woman who died because of sudden illness of mind.

There are many organizations through out the world, which in collecting funds to research and also to say about this disease among people. This disease generally starts from the age of 60 years or more than 60 years. Early onset of Alzheimer's occurs at the age of 40 years only. Both have almost same symptoms. Alzheimer's awareness bracelets are available at Alzheimer's organization. It's not necessary that every person should have same type of symptoms they vary from person to person. It's also not necessary that every person should fall under all the stages.

The two risk factors that have been identified for Alzheimer's include age, because Alzheimer's is most common in people over the age of 65, and if Alzheimer's disease is there in one person in a family then there is chance that other person may be effected by this disease. 

Women also tend to get it more often than men.