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My 80 year old mother has overall good physical health. she has been diagnosed with mci, and her neurologist thinks she could also be starting early a?
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Dr. Clifton Schermerhornanswered
42 years experience
Possible: Mild cognitive impairment is sometimes difficult to differentiate from mild dementia of alzheimer's type. There are some tests that can help with diagnosis and monitoring of this. It is, generally, however mostly a clinical diagnosis i would suggest that you have here seen, evaluated, and followed by a geriatric psychiatrist. Your family doc and /or you neurologist can provide referral sources.
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Dr. Philip Chaoanswered
Radiology 40 years experience
Alzheimers: Is a difficult diagnosis. But you have a neurologist. Would you mom also see a pyschologist or pyschiatrist. Depression can affect your mom also.
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