I've made a pact with a couple of friends, we are to tell each other if memory problems are noticed. I want to know so I can do something about it. But this doesn't point to what interventions might help in memory loss so you are on your own once again to figure out what to do.
http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2014/03/memory-changes-are-you-your-own-best-judge.html
Can you diagnose yourself? An important study suggests that
self-reported memory complaints might predict clinical memory impairment
later in life.
Erin Abner, an assistant professor at University of Kentucky Sanders- Brown Center on Aging, asked 3,701 men aged 60 and higher a simple question: "Have you noticed any change in your memory since you last came in?"
That question led to some interesting results. "It seems that
subjective memory complaint can be predictive of clinical memory
impairment," Abner said. "Other epidemiologists have seen similar
results, which is encouraging, since it means we might really be on to
something."
The results are meaningful because it might help identify people
who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease sooner. "If the memory
and thinking lapses people notice themselves could be early markers of
risk for Alzheimer's disease, we might eventually be able to intervene
earlier in the aging process to postpone and/or reduce the effects of
cognitive memory impairment."
Abner, who is also a member of the faculty in the UK Department of
Epidemiology, took pains to emphasize that her work shouldn't
necessarily worry everyone who's ever forgotten where they left their
keys.
"I don't want to alarm people," she said. "It's important to
distinguish between normal memory lapses and significant memory
problems, which usually change over time and affect multiple aspects of
daily life."
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