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When to Contact a Medical Professional. Learn how to cite this page. It is important to make sure the home of a person who has Alzheimer disease is safe for them. Alzheimer disease symptoms include difficulty with many areas of mental function, including: Emotional behavior or personality Language Memory Perception Thinking and judgment cognitive skills Alzheimer disease usually first appears as forgetfulness. Cognitive impairment and dementia. Exams and Tests. Do medicines for other health problems need to be changed or stopped? Goldman-Cecil Medicine. Tests may be done to rule out other possible causes of dementia, including: Anemia Brain tumor Long-term chronic infection Intoxication from medicines Severe depression Increased fluid on the brain normal pressure hydrocephalus Stroke Thyroid disease Vitamin deficiency CT or MRI of the brain may be done to look for other causes of dementia, such as a brain tumor or stroke. The following may also increase the risk: Being female Having heart and blood vessel problems due to high cholesterol History of head trauma There are two types of Alzheimer disease: Early onset Alzheimer disease -- Symptoms appear before age
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