Hi all,
Mum was diagnosed with dementia last Monday. Dad went with mum to the appointment. I wish now that I’d come along too as mum doesn’t remember to much of what was said and dad seemed very positive about the diagnosis, so I’m not sure exactly what was said. Dad has mentioned that the consultant said mum has early stages of dementia and that Galantamine will hold it at bay for quite a few years (dad said 10 but that seems extremely optimistic to me!). A copy of the consultants letter to mum’s gp has come through today. It says her ACE score was 63/100 (dad had said the score was 78) and says it shows a decline in visuospatial skills. She also had a CT scan which confirmed ‘age related involuntional changes, only very mild small vessel disease and early symmetrical atrophy of medial temporal structure’. The letter also asked that the gp put my mum on their dementia register.
Obviously, we are all so new to this. Does this make sense to anyone out there? Thanks
Mum was diagnosed with dementia last Monday. Dad went with mum to the appointment. I wish now that I’d come along too as mum doesn’t remember to much of what was said and dad seemed very positive about the diagnosis, so I’m not sure exactly what was said. Dad has mentioned that the consultant said mum has early stages of dementia and that Galantamine will hold it at bay for quite a few years (dad said 10 but that seems extremely optimistic to me!). A copy of the consultants letter to mum’s gp has come through today. It says her ACE score was 63/100 (dad had said the score was 78) and says it shows a decline in visuospatial skills. She also had a CT scan which confirmed ‘age related involuntional changes, only very mild small vessel disease and early symmetrical atrophy of medial temporal structure’. The letter also asked that the gp put my mum on their dementia register.
Obviously, we are all so new to this. Does this make sense to anyone out there? Thanks
