Hello I'm new here. My Dad has had obvious cognitive declines for three years but my Mum refused to involve doctor . She passed away in September which has obviously lead to a further deterioration (Of course its combined with grief which makes it worse ) . I finally got him to the memory clinic . Following his appt they want him to have a driving assessment and a CT scan. He sat the Addenbrooks test. I couldn't see all of it but during the memory recall sections he couldn't even remember them asking him to remember anything ! He couldn't remember the prime minister or American president etc. The nurse told me that she would provide me with dementia information as although she couldn't diagnose anything he had obvious "marked impairments"
My question is - can this test identify AD from Vascular dementia ? I'm assuming from what I saw he is further along the line than just mild impairment ? And does anyone know how they do this ?
And also has anyone experienced someone with dementia losing their partner ? He knows she is gone and remembers her but it's as if he doesn't have the mental capacity to fully grieve ? He was fully checked out from the funeral process - he hasn't even asked how we paid for it !
My question is - can this test identify AD from Vascular dementia ? I'm assuming from what I saw he is further along the line than just mild impairment ? And does anyone know how they do this ?
And also has anyone experienced someone with dementia losing their partner ? He knows she is gone and remembers her but it's as if he doesn't have the mental capacity to fully grieve ? He was fully checked out from the funeral process - he hasn't even asked how we paid for it !
