decades ago while repeatedly forgetting a conversation from earlier that morning.
However, this pattern is not unique to Alzheimer’s disease, and memory symptoms alone cannot establish a diagnosis.
2. Increasing Difficulty Finding or Using Words
Everyone occasionally experiences the frustrating feeling of having a word “on the tip of the tongue.” This becomes more common with age and is not automatically a warning sign.
More persistent language difficulties may deserve evaluation.
A person might repeatedly stop during conversations because they cannot find familiar words, substitute unusual descriptions for ordinary objects, lose their train of thought, or have increasing difficulty following a conversation.
For example, temporarily forgetting the word “remote control” and remembering it moments later can be an ordinary lapse. Repeatedly being unable to identify familiar objects or increasingly struggling to communicate familiar ideas is different.
Changes in language can occur in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions, but they
