And you know that - oh, because your friends say so. And they say so because your Mom is having memory problems and just does not seem to be tracking things so well these days.
Uh huh.
Guess what? You & # 39; re all wrong. Or, at least, none of you actually know know you you & # 39; re right. Here & # 39; s why.
What looks like dementia?
1. Alzheimer & # 39; s.
2. Heart disease;
3. Insufficient blood supply to the brain;
4. Insufficient oxygen to the brain;
5. Depression;
6. Loss of sight and hearing abilities;
7. Loneliness;
8. Dietary insufficiency;
9. Too many medications;
10. Too few medicines;
11. The wrong mix of medicines;
12. Cancer;
13. Liver disease;
14. Grief;
15. Vitamin B deficiency.
And, really I could go on - and on and on. Just like all of you.
So heck, let & # 39; s get some real investigation done, shall we? Sa list to # 39; s get Mom to experts who can give her the complete Alzheimer & # 39; s work-up. .
The Complete Alzheimer & # 39; s work-up:
1. The full Alzheimer & # 39; s work will only include:
* a complete physical
* psychiatric and neuropsychogen testing
* blood work
* urinalysis
* chest x-ray
* electroencephalography (EEG)
* computerized tomography CT scan
* and an electrocardiogram (EKG)
* brain pressure test.
And it will also include a review of medications, a full medical and life history and any other necessary testing deemed appropriate.
So you 'll need a doctor' s referral for that. Medicare covers the cost of this testing .
Plus, there are lots of other dementia. A number come out of other diseases, like Parkinson & # 39; s, Lewy Body, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Huntington & # 39; s Disease. out of head injury or brain damage through meningitis. Other dementias have no specific name but comes out of the natural decline processes of aging and dying.
So, you know, basically, your friends do not know what they & # 39; re talking about. Necessarily, but they may be accurate when they say your Mom has dementia.
Up to almost 20 percent of elders are actually looking as if they have dementia when what they have can can That fixed, adjusted or helped. That & # 39; s the other reason that work-up is so important.
So you, your you interfere? You bet your bippy you should.
It 's good to know when to shut up - as in do not mention to your friend she & # 39; s fat nor tell the new widows her husband & # 39; s in a better place now.
And for the mom in question says she will not go, just say uh-huh, okay, well then - and make the darn appointment yourself and get the Mom there.
Sometimes an Alzheimer & # 39; s workup is the right thing and getting Mom there sometimes makes you the right person to do it. And it & # 39; s it is about to be popular - it & # 39; 39; s okay too to be sneaky and say nothing until you get her to the office.
Now you know.
