BRAIN AND NERVE CARE

10 Early Signs of Alzheimer’s - Page 3

By Temma Ehrenfeld @temmaehrenfeld
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April 18, 2017
Senior woman (80s) on parallel bars doing gait training with physical therapist (30s).

3. Poor balance.

If your mother is shuffling or falls, you might seek out a memory test. A person who can’t stand on one leg for 5 seconds or more is likely to have more than twice as much memory decline two years later, compared to someone who can.

 

 

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Updated:  

October 16, 2017

Reviewed By:  

Christopher Nystuen, MD, MBA