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   Detecting Alzheimer's: 10 warning signs   
      
      
      
   Alzheimer's disease numbers will jump by 2050   
   A new study estimates the number of Alzheimer's patients will triple by 2050,   
   overwhelming caregivers and the health care system. (AP / Charles Dharapak)   
      
   Alzheimer Society Canada    
   Published Tuesday, January 13, 2015 11:31AM EST    
   Last Updated Tuesday, January 13, 2015 11:51AM EST   
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   To help you know what warning signs to look for, the Alzheimer Society has   
   developed the following list:   
   1. Memory loss that affects day-to-day function   
   It's normal to forget things occasionally and remember them later: things like   
   appointments, colleagues' names or a friend's phone number. A person with   
   Alzheimer's disease may forget things more often and not remember them later,   
   especially things that    
   have happened more recently.   
   2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks   
   Busy people can be so distracted from time to time that they may leave the   
   carrots on the stove and only remember to serve them at the end of a meal. A   
   person with Alzheimer's disease may have trouble with tasks that have been   
   familiar to them all their    
   lives, such as preparing a meal.   
   3. Problems with language   
   Everyone has trouble finding the right word sometimes, but a person with   
   Alzheimer's disease may forget simple words or substitute words, making her   
   sentences difficult to understand.   
   4. Disorientation of time and place   
   It's normal to forget the day of the week or your destination -- for a moment.   
   But a person with Alzheimer's disease can become lost on their own street, not   
   knowing how they got there or how to get home.   
   5. Poor or decreased judgment   
   People may sometimes put off going to a doctor if they have an infection, but   
   eventually seek medical attention. A person with Alzheimer's disease may have   
   decreased judgment, for example not recognizing a medical problem that needs   
   attention or wearing    
   heavy clothing on a hot day.   
   6. Problems with abstract thinking   
   From time to time, people may have difficulty with tasks that require abstract   
   thinking, such as balancing a cheque book. Someone with Alzheimer's disease   
   may have significant difficulties with such tasks, for example not recognizing   
   what the numbers in    
   the cheque book mean.   
   7. Misplacing things   
   Anyone can temporarily misplace a wallet or keys. A person with Alzheimer's   
   disease may put things in inappropriate places: an iron in the freezer or a   
   wristwatch in the sugar bowl.   
   8. Changes in mood and behaviour   
   Everyone becomes sad or moody from time to time. Someone with Alzheimer's   
   disease can exhibit varied mood swings -- from calm to tears to anger -- for   
   no apparent reason.   
   9. Changes in personality   
   People's personalities can change somewhat with age. But a person with   
   Alzheimer's disease can become confused, suspicious or withdrawn. Changes may   
   also include apathy, fearfulness or acting out of character.   
   10. Loss of initiative   
   It's normal to tire of housework, business activities or social obligations,   
   but most people regain their initiative. A person with Alzheimer's disease may   
   become very passive, and require cues and prompting to become involved.   
   For information on diagnosis, see Getting a diagnosis: Finding out if it is   
   Alzheimer's disease.   
   Information about the 10 warning signs is also available in a brochure from   
   your local Alzheimer Society, or you can download the brochure or a one-page   
   PDF from this site.   
      
      
      
      
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