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Thanks everyone for your comments. My wife of 52+ years has gone through all the normal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/336801/

Discussion: What is the benefit of a Neuropsychological testing?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 9, 2021

Find another neurologist who specializes in memory issues, will listen to you, will be kind to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1274606/

Discussion: Frequent Deja vu that feels real to my husband

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 5 7:32am

Have they done tests, like vitamin deficiency tests? She also got an MRI….trying to confirm it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233945/

Discussion: I don't know why I did that

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 10 4:51pm

Thank you for the response. He does see a neurologist, who is a movement disorder specialist....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172625/

Discussion: Husband doesn't fit PD or Lewy Body exactly.

Support Group: Parkinson's Disease

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Yes - so hard to get a diagnosis. In my husband’s case, initial MRI came back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1105367/

Discussion: Anyone felt frustrated with doctors and trying to find a diagnosis?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 14, 2024

The way I got a diagnosis for my husband was my writing a journal with things...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982047/

Discussion: What am I missing?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Dec 17, 2023

My husband had viral encephalitis in 2011. Now, ten years later, he has dementia and also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/639458/

Discussion: Moderate Alzheimer's, Frequent Resting and Napping

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 27, 2021

I have learned a lot about dementia over the past 8 years. My wife was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/305128/

Discussion: Husband (43) showing signs of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): Anyone?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 16, 2020

The idea of getting on a waiting list is a good one. Has your GP tried...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/716812/

Discussion: Anyone having issues getting access to neurologist for evaluation?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 12, 2022

My husband is in year four since his diagnosis of AD. He has been on Lequembi...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1160039/

Discussion: Leqembi: Anyone else taking this infusion to slow dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 20, 2024

Hi, I am looking for information relative the diagnosis of early onset Dementia. My SO definitely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126375/

Discussion: Caregivers: Early Onset Alzheimer's, diagnosis age 19 to 65

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 18, 2024

My husband has Parkinson’s and MCI and we now suspect full-on dementia. Experiencing the same as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141959/

Discussion: My father is increasingly verbally abusive to my mother: What to do?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 15, 2024

My husband has been diagnosed by his neurologist as having Vascular Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1037054/

Discussion: Is it MCI or Dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 20, 2024

She actually is doing better… After taking her to the neurologist, and after getting her back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1043085/

Discussion: Dementia: When the other parent (spouse) isn't helpful

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 31, 2024

In 2019, I noticed lapses in my LO's memory and had him evaluated by a psychiatrist....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1216744/

Discussion: What is the point of seeing a neuropsychologist?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 19 3:42pm

While probably not for everyone, very early on, my wife's neurologist said to us "Remember her...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1114976/

Discussion: Say something? Say nothing? looking for advice.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

The Neurologist accepts " I want to think about it" which annoys me because it delays...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1287095/

Discussion: Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 21 8:04pm

First, I just chose to not ride with him driving anymore so eventually it began to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883193/

Discussion: No more Driving

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

Thank you for sharing. I’m so glad to hear he is seeing a neurologist you both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209308/

Discussion: Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 11 5:03pm

We are up to 20 mg Melatonin with consent of neurologist. Find slow release tablets (Walmart)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/597175/

Discussion: Lewy body dementia: What helps encourage sleep?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 25, 2021

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