What is the difference between vascular dementia and Alzheimer's?
Here's a link to the Cleveland Clinic's explanation of Vascular Dementia:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/...
My mother has Dementia and my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last summer. Is there a way to find out if I have early stage Dementia/Alzheimer's?
My husband also 2014 but he lived till Dec 27,2023 at age 87 he also was on Aricept
I'm new to myALZteam. In my profile it asks me to "Add Provider". What are you referring to? My PC, my dad's PC? I don't think he sees a Neurologist. (I'll have to check- seems like he should be) !
I believe I put her neurologist when it asked that and if you don't I would've but down his primary care physician hope this helps
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Serves no purpose to tell them.
It is simply another hurt in the this journey of the lost.
No Ma'am.
Great answer
There's also the FAST Scale (Reisberg Functional Assessment Staging Test)
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My mums limbs twitch and jump when she is dosing during the day.
Coul be sleep apnea...body starvd for oxygen...twitching. I have h.ad a CPAP for 10+ yrs...I wa twitching and snorting...now im not.
If so, could you reply with details for links to more information? Thanks!
Lots of other trials and research on that site. Start here and bounce around:
This isn't a question, but today I'm reading about Caregiver Stress, and the Q&A Section seems like the best place to share information.
This article is short but worth reading:
https://www.aplaceformom.com/caregiver-resource...
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