Charlie, Evelyn should be along soon to discuss this.  My husband lost the
use of his right leg and foot but he also had two strokes; his Alzheimers
didn't cause it.
Gwen

My 87 year old wife was diagnosed with AZ about two years ago. she started
with aricept but about a year later she had problems with it and two Dr's
took her off of it. In the past couple of months she started having problems
walking and losing her balance and falling, a recent fall broke two ribs
and after a trip to the hospital we tried in home care and soon realized we
couldn't handle it at home so she is now in an assisted living home.
My question is if you have experienced the almost complete loss of functions
of feet and legs, even our Dr's say it sorta goes with AZ but they don't
sound too sure and don't go into an explanation, her memory loss is
about moderate.
Thanks
Charlie

Charlie,  I'm so sorry to hear about your wife's decline.  Last year my
89 yo MIL had a sudden loss in ability to take weight thru her legs 6
months before she passed.  She was no longer communicating; although was
awake and made good eye contact.  Being a physical therapist, I'm pretty
sure she had a stroke-like episode in her sleep and that part of her
brain that allowed the walking stopped working(she had spent the
previous afternoon walking all over the ALF.  Then when she woke up in
the morning the help was unable to get her standing.) However, she did
not present as someone with a typical stroke; so I think it was an
additional loss of cells and networks. It did not improve-and 1 leg she
really had no voluntary control over.  The other she did move some on
her own.  Be aware that pressure sores develop rather quickly with
inactivity-so she must be moved around often and skin monitored closely.
 Skin breakdown risk increases with decline in intake.  I strongly urge
you to consider Hospice services, if she isn't already in a program.
Best wishes

Beth in Maryland