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Mental Health Support

pnwmom

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4. If he thinks she has dementia, he should refer her to a neurologist.

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 06:52 AM

Feb 2015

If she is in the early stages of Alzheimers, there are some medications that might be worth trying. They won't cure the illness but they might slow the progression of symptoms a bit.

I don't know how he can rule out Alzheimers because there still isn't a definitive test. Maybe he thinks it's vascular dementia, but then why didn't he tell you that?

Since there are medications they use now in the early years, I think it would be worth it to take her to a specialist and get a better informed opinion.

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My mother has been diagnosed with mild dementia [View all] Ex Lurker Feb 2015 OP

Wish I had some 'official' answers for you, elleng Feb 2015 #1

Thanks, good suggestions Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #2

Yes, you can drive yourself crazy looking! elleng Feb 2015 #3

If he thinks she has dementia, he should refer her to a neurologist. pnwmom Feb 2015 #4

I'm a very precise person, and to me, words mean exactly what they say. Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #5

I'm sorry. It must be very frustrating, dealing with all this at a distance. Unfortunately, dementia pnwmom Feb 2015 #6

The seizure was due to low blood sodium levels Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #7

Having lived through both my parents' last years with dementia, and now enough Apr 2015 #8