Common symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and Dementia could be reversed only by early diagnosis. Overall health of an Alzheimer patient improves by diagnosing the underlying causes and initiating treatments for it as soon as possible.
What you don't know about Alzheimer's disease could hurt you, according to the July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. That's why it's important to seek medical attention if you experience warning signs of Alzheimer's disease:
Advertisement
Increasing and persistent forgetfulness
Difficulty performing familiar tasks
Problems with finding the right words to express your thoughts
Disorientation with time and place
Poor or impaired judgment
Problems with abstract thinking
Putting everyday items in illogical places
Mood, behavior or personality changes.
Forgetfulness and confusion also can be caused by diabetes, thyroid disease, depression, drug interaction or even vitamin deficiencies. These symptoms may also indicate the presence of another form of dementia. Although treating these problems may not fully reverse memory impairment, knowing what's wrong can benefit your overall health and help keep other medical problems from developing.
If you have Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, the sooner you're evaluated and diagnosed, the more options you're likely to have in improving your symptoms.
While Alzheimer's is a progressive disease with no known cure, drugs may slow the progression of the disease or improve symptoms. And an early diagnosis may give you the opportunity to be involved in making important legal, financial, social and medical decisions that will affect you and your family.
Source: Newswise
Problems with finding the right words to express your thoughts
Disorientation with time and place
Advertisement
Poor or impaired judgment
Problems with abstract thinking
Putting everyday items in illogical places
Mood, behavior or personality changes.
Forgetfulness and confusion also can be caused by diabetes, thyroid disease, depression, drug interaction or even vitamin deficiencies. These symptoms may also indicate the presence of another form of dementia. Although treating these problems may not fully reverse memory impairment, knowing what's wrong can benefit your overall health and help keep other medical problems from developing.
If you have Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, the sooner you're evaluated and diagnosed, the more options you're likely to have in improving your symptoms.
While Alzheimer's is a progressive disease with no known cure, drugs may slow the progression of the disease or improve symptoms. And an early diagnosis may give you the opportunity to be involved in making important legal, financial, social and medical decisions that will affect you and your family.
Source: Newswise
Advertisement
Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Readings
Latest Mental Health News
Schizophrenic patients have a genetic link to increased cardiovascular risk factors, especially smoking and body mass index.
Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression could be precursors to multiple sclerosis (MS), even before the classic MS symptoms appear.
Studying brain circuits tied to PTSD's progression from acute to chronic states is vital for grasping its pathophysiology and crafting targeted treatments.
Older adults with COPD were roughly twice as likely to develop depression if they faced functional limitations.
In most scenarios, depression screening tools demonstrated superior performance compared to suicide risk screenings.
