21/09/2025
World Alzheimer's Day, which takes place every September 21, is a global effort to raise awareness and challenge the stigma around Alzheimer's disease and other dementia.
10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's and Dementia
Memory loss that impacts daily activities could indicate Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Alzheimer's is a brain disorder that leads to a gradual deterioration of memory, thinking, and reasoning abilities.
1. Memory loss disrupting daily life: this is a key sign of Alzheimer’s, including forgetting recently learned information and important dates.
2. Planning and problem-solving difficulties: Trouble with familiar tasks, such as following recipes or managing bills.
3. Completing familiar tasks: Issues with daily activities, like driving to known locations or organizing grocery lists.
4. Confusion with time or place: Losing track of dates or seasons, and forgetting current whereabouts.
5.Visual and spatial relationship problems: Changes in vision affecting balance, reading, and driving.
6. Word-related difficulties: Struggling to follow conversations, finding the right words, or using incorrect terms.
7. Misplacing items: Putting things in unusual places and inability to retrace steps.
8.Poor judgment: Making questionable decisions, particularly with money or personal care.
9. Social withdrawal: Losing interest in hobbies and social activities.
10. Mood and personality changes: Experiencing confusion, suspicion, or anxiety, and irritability with routine disruptions.
Typical age-related changes differ, such as occasionally forgetting names or making minor errors in finances.
