| Normal | Possible Alzheimer's | | 1. Temporarily forgetting a colleague's name | Not being able to remember the name later | | 2. Forgetting the carrots on the stove until the meal is over | Forgetting that the meal was ever prepared | | 3. Unable to find the right word, but using a fit substitute | Uttering incomprehensible sentences | | 4. Forgetting for a moment where you are going | Getting lost on own street | | 5. Talking on the phone, and temporarily forgetting to a watch child | Forgetting there is a child | | 6. Having trouble balancing a checkbook | Not knowing what the numbers mean | | 7. Misplacing a wristwatch until the steps are retraced | Putting a wristwatch in sugar bowl | | 8. Having bad day | Having rapid mood swings | | 9. Gradual changes in personality | Drastic personality changes | | 10. Tiring of housework, but getting back to it | Not knowing or caring about housework that needs doing | |
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Compiled by the Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 1999.
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