| One of the most common causes for
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| | steps such as cooking become increasingly
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| dementia is Alzheimer's disease.
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| | difficult as the disease progresses. -
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| Alzheimer's disease is the loss of
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| | Personality changes: Mood swings may
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| intellectual and social abilities severe
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| | occur. People with Alzheimer's disease
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| enough to interfere with daily
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| | may begin to distrust others, become
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| functioning. The dementia is caused when
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| | anxious or aggressive, show stubbornness
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| healthy brain tissue degenerates. Memory
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| | and withdraw socially. It is not a normal
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| and mental abilities steadily decline.
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| | part of aging to forget the names of
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| Alzheimer's disease usually develops in
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| | familiar people and objects, and may be a
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| people 65 or older. There is no cure for
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| | sign of Alzheimer's disease. It is normal
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| Alzheimer's disease; however, researches
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| | to forget the names of people whom you
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| are making progress. There are treatments
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| | rarely see, but to forget the names of
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| available to improve the quality of life
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| | familiar people you see everyday is not
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| for some people with Alzheimer's disease.
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| | normal. Alzheimer's disease is a
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| Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
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| | progressive, degenerative brain disease
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| include: - Increasing and persistent
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| | that causes more than simple
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| forgetfulness: In the beginning of
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| | forgetfulness every now and then.
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| Alzheimer's disease a person may
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| | Eventually, Alzheimer's disease leads to
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| experience periods of forgetfulness,
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| | irreversible mental impairment that
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| especially of recent events or simple
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| | destroys a person's ability to remember,
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| directions. This forgetfulness persists
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| | reason, learn and imagine. The disease
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| and worsens. People with Alzheimer's
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| | progresses differently from person to
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| disease routinely misplace things, often
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| | person. Once diagnosed with Alzheimer's
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| putting them in strange or "illogical"
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| | disease, eight years is the average
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| places. They frequently forget names, and
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| | length of time unto death. Some people,
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| may even eventually forget the names of
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| | however, live more than a decade with the
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| family members and everyday objects. -
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| | disease. Survival begins to decline three
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| Difficulties with abstract thinking:
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| | years after diagnosis. Source: Mayo
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| People who suffer with Alzheimer's
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| | Foundation for Medical Education and
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| disease may initially have trouble
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| | Research Disclaimer: *This article is not
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| balancing their checkbook and may
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| | meant to diagnose, treat or cure any kind
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| progress to trouble recognizing numbers.
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| | of a health problem. These statements
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| - Loss of judgment: Common everyday
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| | have not been evaluated by the Food and
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| problem solving such as knowing what to
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| | Drug Administration. Always consult with
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| do if food on the stove is burning
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| | your health care provider about any kind
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| becomes increasingly difficult,
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| | of a health problem and especially before
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| eventually impossible. There is greater
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| | beginning any kind of an exercise
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| difficulty in doing things that require
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| | routine. This article is FREE to publish
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| planning, decision making and judgment. -
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| | with the resource box. Article written
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| Difficulty performing familiar tasks:
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| | 3-2007.
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| Routine tasks that require sequential
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