What is Alzheimer's Disease? Definition and History: earliest symptom

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The first symptom which I noticed in my mother was not memory loss but loss of a sense of responsibility. My mother was supposed to be babysitting my son while I was teaching evening classes, and time and again, I would come home to find a neighbor watching him because my mother had disappeared and the neighbors heard the baby crying. My mother could see nothing wrong with what she had done. Of course, no one had ever heard of the word "Alzheimer" at that time. Once I knew what was wrong, I was much better able to cope.

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