MRI & CT are wonderful tools but doctors often put far too much faith in them on this topic as if the tests are infallible. If you have or a loved one has dementia that shows, that is actually better news getting treatment than when it's there but not showing.
I have a friend early to mid 50s male. He's had Parkinson's about 4-5 years & last year got diagnosis of mild dementia from primary doctor. Doctor must have noticed something. Patient is on a drug for memory often used with Alzheimer's in low dose but scans or MRI's are not showing this. I have ready this is case with many people with dementia so when those tests cannot confirm, what tests can confirm a diagnosis for a better or full treatment? I'm very concerned. He has no known psychological problems other than he's depressed from being sick and he had terrible insomnia now. He is incontinent too. Whatever it is seems to progress each year now. 2016 seems worse.
If anyone has advice please advise. He's been to so called best neurologists down in TN Vanderbilt etc. They seem clueless at times.
I have a friend early to mid 50s male. He's had Parkinson's about 4-5 years & last year got diagnosis of mild dementia from primary doctor. Doctor must have noticed something. Patient is on a drug for memory often used with Alzheimer's in low dose but scans or MRI's are not showing this. I have ready this is case with many people with dementia so when those tests cannot confirm, what tests can confirm a diagnosis for a better or full treatment? I'm very concerned. He has no known psychological problems other than he's depressed from being sick and he had terrible insomnia now. He is incontinent too. Whatever it is seems to progress each year now. 2016 seems worse.
If anyone has advice please advise. He's been to so called best neurologists down in TN Vanderbilt etc. They seem clueless at times.
