Mums just been disgnosed

[Saracurtis]

Hi

Just signed up to this group as my mum has just been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia, although no surprise to us as we have been telling the doctors for the last 2 years there was something wrong. Problem was that she scores really well on the memory tests but after MRI tests and psychiatric evaluation it has been confirmed. Any advice? My mum is 64 and lives on her own.

 

[karaokePete]

Hi

Just signed up to this group as my mum has just been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia, although no surprise to us as we have been telling the doctors for the last 2 years there was something wrong. Problem was that she scores really well on the memory tests but after MRI tests and psychiatric evaluation it has been confirmed. Any advice? My mum is 64 and lives on her own.

Hello and welcome. I hope you find the forum to be a friendly and supportive place.

Do take a look around the site as it is a gold mine for information and post any questions you may have as the members are very experienced and supportive.

Not all types of dementia present with memory issues in the early stages and there is a Factsheet about this variant that you can find by clicking this link https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/sites...factsheet_what_is_frontotemporal_dementia.pdf

You may also be interested in looking to see what support services are available in your area and you can do a post code search for this if you follow this link https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/find-support-near-you

The full list of available publications can be found with this link https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-factsheets-full-list