Everyone struggles to come up with a name once in a while. But how can you tell if it’s more serious?. One symptom alone does not necessarily indicate that a person has Alzheimer’s or dementia. Dementia is a chronic loss of cognition, usually affecting memory, and Alzheimer’s causes 50 to 80 percent of dementia cases.
There are many other causes of memory loss, including vitamin B12 deficiency, and brain, thyroid, kidney, or liver disorders. However, having several other symptoms could be a sign of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The list of symptoms are well organized; you should press the next button below each symptom to move to the next one.
7Misplacing Things
Finding car keys in the freezer, the remote in a sock drawer, or routinely discovering other “missing” items in remote spots is usually a reliable indicator that your family member may have dementia.
Although we tend to associate forgetfulness with the natural aging process, people with AD don’t just occasionally forget where they left their car keys or reading glasses; they leave them in unusual places.
They are later unable to retrace their steps to find them. Often they’ll also become suspicious and accuse someone else of hiding or stealing their belongings.
