Suggest Treatment For Memory Loss In An Elderly Person

Posted on Sat, 30 May 2015

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Question : my father(AGE 62) is having memory loss FROM LAST 1 YEAR and he is not able to pronounce WORDS PROPERLY or recognise people around him.we consulted a neuropsyartist doctor and the ct scan report says mild diffuse cerebral parenchymal volume loss and prescribed some medicines.but he is not getting cured.please tell me which doctor to consult and what to do.

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
consult a neurologist and get investigation

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question.
Memory problem is usually an age related problem caused by degeneration of brain with volume loss called as alzheimers disease. The percentage of people suffering from alzheimers increases
with age. Some patients have other problems along with dementia like behavioural abnormalities, urinary incontinence, speech abnormalities, hallucination.
Moreover secondary causes of dementia like head trauma, metabolic cause like hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiency, depression, infection are to be ruled out.
I would suggest you to consult a neurologist for proper evaluation and investigation for treatment.
Your father may need a brain Mri, blood tests like blood sugar, Thyroid profile, vitamin B12 levels, urea, creatinine and other relevant test as required.
So consult a neurologist.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing you and your family good health.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

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