@SusanEllen66 in Canada MRIs, EEGs, neurologist/specialist referrals are used as a last resort for anything. For instance, if one has concern about dementia a doctor usually gives you that memory test and if you fail you are put on medication to delay dementia. I have seen two friends a good ten years younger than I being diagnosed this way, both went downhill and died within five years, so when I started forgetting I did see my doctor about fifteen years ago but I have resisted this diagnosis and treatment method. My mother had Alzheimer’s (she too probably was given that same test and put on the medication) and died at 86. I am just going to do my best to keep my brain active as long as I can by whatever means other than medication, for as long as I can. So far, at 78, I have managed to cope. Unless I get an MRI to prove I have dementia, I am going to live in denial, I guess. 🤷🏼‍♀️