-Alzheimer's disease symptoms
Memory loss is often the first sign of Alzheimer's disease. Many older people worry when memory loss occurs. Some episodes of short-term memory loss in people aged 60-70 years is common, but only some of them with mild memory loss will develop Alzheimer's disease symptoms. If memory loss occurs consult with a specialist is indicated.

- Some parts of some experiences

- The place where the car is parked

- Events in the distant past

- Name of a person, but later returns to mind

- The place where they put certain objects, ex car keys

Examples of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease include forgetting:

- An experience entirely

- Interpretation time or driving the car

- Recent events, such as forgetting the fact that he left open the cooker

- A person completely

Alzheimer's disease is also accompanies by changes in behavior, thinking or personality disorders. In the early stages of disease the person may behave normally in society. Family members and close friends see the first manifestations of disease. The signs of dementia that the difficulties of thinking or remembering certain things or problems in daily activities, you must encourage the person to consult with a specialist. Symptoms vary as the disease progresses.

The Association for Alzheimer patients has identified 10 warning signs for Alzheimer's disease. These are:

- Memory loss, forgetting that recently saved the information, names or phone numbers

- Difficulty in performing his duties as preparing a meal

- Language disorders, forgetting words or substitute unusual words

- Temporal-spatial disorientation, forgetfulness address

- Disorders of law as putting on clothes unsuitable for the time

- Problems with abstract thinking that the impossibility of interpreting the numbers

- Placing certain objects in unusual places, such as iron in the fridge or watch in the sugar bowl

- Mood disorders, as rapid changes in their mood from calm to cry and then to anger for no apparent reason- Changes in personality, from confusion, suspicion, fear to addiction family members

- Lack of initiative manifested by drowsiness continue watching TV all day and refusing to perform ordinary daily activities.

Symptoms that may be present, but not always present:

- Strongly support of false beliefs, such as someone stealing from a person (disappointment)

- Sensations that hears or sees things that are not there (hallucinations)

- Lack of interest in activities surrounding or separation from friends and family

- Repeat activities without a purpose, as a closed or open bags, and packing-unpacking clothes, repetition of questions

- Physical or verbal aggression

- Inability to control certain impulses, which may lead to inappropriate actions

- Alzheimer's disease usually affects fine motor ability (eg ability to close and open buttons or using utensils) or sense of touch.

A person with motor symptoms (muscle weakness or tingling in the hands of the hands) or sensory symptoms (sensation of numbness) probably have other than Alzheimer's disease. Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis can be manifested by motor symptoms with dementia.

Other diseases with similar symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are:

- Other types of dementia, as dementia caused by multiple infarcts

- Dementia accompanied by malnutrition

- Thyroid diseases as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism

- Depression

- Visual or auditory disturbances.