Essential Tidbits Physicians Want Patients to Know About Alzheimer's

For many friends of families of afflicted individuals, a frequent statement regarding their loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s is that “they were doing just fine until they received their diagnosis.” To a third party, this might seem plausible. However, Alzheimer’s frequently shows early signs and symptoms which, sadly, frequently become apparent only in hindsight. Dr. Aashit Shah, chief of neurology at the Detroit Medical Center of Harper University states that the most common early signs and symptoms are memory loss, forgetfulness when performing certain tasks (“what was I doing?”), sleep disorders, disorientation, poor judgment (crossing the street without looking to both sides, or agreeing to do things the person would not normally do on a whim), and difficulty to navigate in familiar places. Some also experience difficulties in visualizing colors, and also in determining the speed at which some objects are moving, which can lead to accidents.