Hi All,
My dad has had multi-infarct dementia for the last 5 years and is not yet 65. I will be visiting his specialist shortly for the first time and wanted to get it clear in my head about his medication so I can ask. I know he only takes asparin, and anti-depressants but doesn't take any anti-dementia drugs.
Is this the norm for someone with this type of dementia? I've read somewhere that a drug company have said that Ebixa may be effective for people with vascular dementia but that it is only licenced for alzheimers at the moment. Should I press this point with the specialist??
We believe he may have had another TIA - 'little stroke' the other day so wanted to make sure that the medical profession aren't inadvertently forgetting about us and not offering suitable drugs to reduce the chance of this happening (I'm sure it happens - cynic that I am)
Any experience/advice on this area would be appreciated!
Thanks
My dad has had multi-infarct dementia for the last 5 years and is not yet 65. I will be visiting his specialist shortly for the first time and wanted to get it clear in my head about his medication so I can ask. I know he only takes asparin, and anti-depressants but doesn't take any anti-dementia drugs.
Is this the norm for someone with this type of dementia? I've read somewhere that a drug company have said that Ebixa may be effective for people with vascular dementia but that it is only licenced for alzheimers at the moment. Should I press this point with the specialist??
We believe he may have had another TIA - 'little stroke' the other day so wanted to make sure that the medical profession aren't inadvertently forgetting about us and not offering suitable drugs to reduce the chance of this happening (I'm sure it happens - cynic that I am)
Any experience/advice on this area would be appreciated!
Thanks