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A member asked:
Are there subtle changes in early alzheimer's or dementia, that might normally be dismissed? any other symptoms besides memory loss?
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Very subtle: Watch for irritability, frustration , sense of confusion. It will progress to anger, anxiety, depression.Depending on the premorbid intelectual level, the above signs will be more or less prominent. Still memory loss is the redflag!
Answered 4/25/2016
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