which MD speciality would be best for a dementia patient?

Posted by DanL @tunared, Aug 20 3:21pm

My spouse was diagnosed with MCI first, then she progressed to dementia a few years ago, otherwise she is physically very healthy. Yes, she did go through all of the tests for the diagnosis (including a PET scan). She has been under the care of a neurologist and seeing him every 6 months. she has also tried all the current drugs but only mematine (not the plus) seems to be working. she does not want an infusion. My question is: which MD specialty is best for her? neurologist? geriatrician? or some other specialty? I do not want an MD who treats her as a guinea pig but a valuable family member. Yes, we have met a few MDs who wanted to use her as a guinea pig.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Caregivers: Dementia Support Group.

For my MIL who has Alzheimer's we rely mainly on a geriatrician as her PCP. She used to visit the neurologist yearly, but when COVID struck, she started to go out less and less, then plain refused any outing, even to her favorite restaurant. Since the neurologist does not make house call, we now rely on the geriatrician only.

REPLY
Please sign in or register to post a reply.