Give An Assessment Of Early On Set Dementia

Posted on Tue, 24 Jul 2018

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Tue, 24 Jul 2018 Answered on

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Question : asking for a friend. Looking for a doctor can examine and give an assessment of early on set dementia.

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up with primary care provider

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Your friend can follow up with a primary care provider who can conduct neurological evaluation and CT scanning of brain to screen for dementia. The primary provider can refer to neurologist if needed.

Hope this answers your question. Please let me know if you need further clarification.
Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy