When a younger adult has Alzheimer's disease, the issues related to care, financial planning, work, family, children, etc., can be very different than with older adults with the disease. Everyone has forgotten where they parked the car or the name of an acquaintance at one time or another. And many healthy individuals are less able to remember certain kinds of information as they get older. The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are much more severe than such simple memory lapses. Alzheimer symptoms affect communication, learning, thinking, reasoning, and can have an impact on a person's work and social life.
Many conditions can cause dementia.
Dementia related to depression, drug interaction, thyroid, and other problems may be reversible if detected early. It is important to identify the actual cause in order to receive proper care. Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia. Symptoms are failing memory, changes in behavior, and lack of muscular coordination. CJD progresses rapidly, usually causing death within a year.