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What are the early signs of alzheimer's disease or mci?
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Cognitive loss: We now know that mild cogntive impairment(mci) amnestic type is a precursor to ad- about 10-15 % of people will convert form mci to early ad.Both are characterised by memory(especally short term) loss. Dementia is characterised by functional loss as well. If there is a quetion what is going on, a neuropsychological evalaution can help with the diagnosis.
Answered 7/18/2016
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10 signs: You can get this information at http://www.Alz.Org/national/documents/checklist_10signs.Pdf.
Answered 12/10/2013
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