Table 2: Alzheimer's disease: current knowledge, management and research / [CMAJ

Alzheimer's disease: current knowledge, management and research

Table 2: Global Deterioration Scale³⁰

Stage Features

1 No symptoms

2 Subjective forgetfulness, with normal findings on examination of mental state

3 Difficulty functioning at work or at home, detectable by family; memory deficits detectable by examination

4 Decreased ability remembering current events, travelling or handling complex finances

5 Disorientation to time and place; need for assistance in choosing clothes

6 Disorientation to people; need for supervision in dressing, eating, toileting

7 Severe speech loss; incontinence; motor rigidity

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Table 2: Global Deterioration Scale³⁰
Stage	Features
1	No symptoms
2	Subjective forgetfulness, with normal findings on examination of mental state
3	Difficulty functioning at work or at home, detectable by family; memory deficits detectable by examination
4	Decreased ability remembering current events, travelling or handling complex finances
5	Disorientation to time and place; need for assistance in choosing clothes
6	Disorientation to people; need for supervision in dressing, eating, toileting
7	Severe speech loss; incontinence; motor rigidity