What Alzheimer's Means

Distinctly different from the mild forgetfulness normally observed in older people, Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain from which, at this time, there is no recovery.

Alzheimer's disease affects a person's memory, language, motor skills, sensory function, abstract thinking (judgment, making plans, etc.), and eventually even affects the ability to recognize loved ones, friends, and once-familiar objects.

Symptoms of Alzheimer's

Finding out that you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's can be devastating. You may not know what to do, what to expect, or where to turn for help.

Understanding the symptoms is important. Alzheimer's is not a disease characterized by memory impairment alone. Typically, a combination of symptoms defines the illness.

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