Dementia and Dementia Care

Diagnosis and Prognosis of Dementia

Dementia is not a disease; it’s actually a comprehensive term that portrays a wide range of symptoms related with a drop in memory or thinking skills severe enough to turn down a person's aptitude to perform everyday activities.

No single test can disclose if someone is demented or not however, Doctors or physicians can almost rules out if a person has dementia using medical evaluations which comprises of medical history, mental status testing (Mini-mental state examination, Mini-Cog test) , physical and neurological exams, blood tests and brain imaging (CT Scans and MRI).Though treatment for dementia is entering an energising stage, following many new medications depending upon the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s illness.