Alzheimers disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include forgetting recent events or conversations Over time, Alzheimer's disease leads to serious memory loss and affects a person's ability to do everyday tasks
Alzheimers disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic An important part of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease includes being able to explain your symptoms It may help to get input from a close family member or friend about your symptoms and their impact on your daily life
Dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Overview Dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities The symptoms interfere with a person's daily life Dementia isn't one specific disease Several diseases can cause dementia Memory loss is one of the early symptoms of dementia
Alzheimers stages: How the disease progresses - Mayo Clinic Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms that affect intellectual and social abilities enough to interfere with daily activity The five Alzheimer's stages can help you understand what might happen
Diagnosing Alzheimers: How Alzheimers is diagnosed Alzheimer's dementia can affect several aspects of your daily life When warning signs of Alzheimer's dementia appear, it's important that you get a prompt and accurate diagnosis
Antiamyloid medicines may slow Alzheimer’s disease progression These medicines represent a major breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s disease Studies have shown that removing amyloid from brain tissues with these medicines can slow the progression of the disease by 25% to 30% when given soon after symptoms appear
Alzheimers: Medicines help manage symptoms and slow decline The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved medicines to treat symptoms at different stages of Alzheimer's disease — mild, moderate and severe These stages are based on scores on tests that assess memory, awareness of time and place, thinking, and reasoning