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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
Your area at Church here different weeks
Hi, can someone help me understand the aggression associated with Alzheimer's? Dad and I are noticing that my Mum (83 and probably at the moderately severe stage) has become more feisty lately. Everything we try to help her with or suggest she do meets with an immediate annoyed retort. It's almost as if she became more cognitively aware or better! And it seems more like she is still trying to hang on to the last vestiges of her independence, dignity and pride than it seems to be an unconscious… read more
hello Michelle i been there my mom well be 90 and was a Sunday School Teacher but you should hear the word come of her mouth like you i use to ask why you saying words like that but Iam learning… read more
There don't seem to be a lot of people on this site supporting someone with frontal lobe dementia. Am I right?
There is info on line which tell of symptoms so a person can baxcically tell what stage they are in. I believe i am in the early part of stage 2, NO one has cobfirmed it. I just know how I am . I… read more
There's also the FAST Scale (Reisberg Functional Assessment Staging Test)
I wanted one that incorporated the "Instrumental Activities of Daily Living" and also the "Activities of Daily Living" --… read more
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
Im not sure. He was diagnosed as borderline type 2 for many years. 2019 it was full blown and been on metformin since then. That's when he received disability for it. No one in his immediate… read more
Great answer
My Dad is 80 and mum is main carer. Today he said he was unable to walk while they were out. My mum also 80 had to try and get him home. He went to bed and totally forgot all about it. It was frightening for mum and I was away on business. Is this a normal thing to happen at mid stage. Dad seems to have gotten worse fairly quickly.
Bill is classed as a 'faller', but that is because his balance is 'shot' through the vascular Parkinsons/dementia. He needs help standing, but will manage a few steps once he has his balance. As far… read more
