Symptoms of Alzheimer

People will definitely feel the changes. This is the reason why some relatives have to watch over the patient or get a nurse.

The fifth stage is better known as moderate because besides being unable to recall names, there is disorientation. One precaution often is for the patient to wear an ID card with the name, address and the person who should be called when he get lost.

The sixth stage is when the person begins to have mood swings. The patient may be happy to speak with other people when suddenly his face changes and his attitude gets hostile to whoever is there.

The worse part about this stage is that the person will act like a baby such as defecates on his or herself. The caretaker will have to treat the person as if he was an infant.

During the seventh stage, the body's systems will slowly shut down. The sufferer won't speak and have glances into space. The person gives up the will to live. The body may be there but the mind or the soul has gone off to another place.

Most of the time anyone who is diagnosed have less than 10 years left to live. Doctors only catch on in the interrogation and fourth stages since the symptoms of short - term memory loss is rarely noticeable and often attributed to aging.

What can be done to help the patient? Unfortunately, there is no cure yet. Some drugs can only slow down the process before it gets worse but those who care are just delaying the inevitable.

The best is to be prepared as soon as possible as well for the patients as for the relatives. When symptoms of Alzheimer seem to be obvious, a visit to the physician is more than recommended.