As the disease progresses and more nerve cells in more parts of the brain are affected, the person with Alzheimer’s may develop new behaviors and exhibit more personality changes. It becomes increasingly apparent to family members that something is amiss as the person’s thinking become even hazier and judgment diminishes. Here’s what may occur:<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Less concern for appearance, manners, and hygiene.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Trouble sleeping or sleeping for extended periods.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Confusion over the identity of familiar objects and people, such as thinking your wife is your sister.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Increasingly poor judgment that poses safety risks, such as wandering, poisoning, and falling.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Difficulties with organized thoughts or logical explanations make tasks like planning increasingly difficult.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A tendency to perform restless, repetitive movements, like pacing or trying doorknobs.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Constantly repeats stories, favorite words, statement or motions.<\/p>\n
\u2022 May accuse, threaten, curse, or behave inappropriately, even in public.<\/p>\n
\u2022 May make up stories to fill in gaps in memory.<\/p>\n
\u2022 May see, hear, smell, or taste things that are not there.<\/p>\n
\u2022 May accuse loved ones and family members of illicit acts that never occurred.<\/p>\n
\u2022 May need help with basic hygiene such as using the toilet, remembering to drink, and dressing appropriately.<\/p>\n
\u2022 May exhibit inappropriate sexual behavior, such as disrobing in public or masturbating in front of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As the disease progresses and more nerve cells in more parts of the brain are affected, the person with Alzheimer’s may develop new behaviors and exhibit more personality changes. It becomes increasingly apparent to family members that something is amiss as the person’s thinking become even hazier and judgment diminishes. Here’s what may occur:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alzheimers"],"yoast_head":"\n