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How can i tell if i have multi infarct dementia? i have symptoms of memory loss?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
See Neurologist: Studies like MRI of the head, neuro-psychological tests. May help..The important thing is an evaluation by a neurologist or a psyvhiatrist.
Answered 6/10/2014
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MRI / neuropsych: Having excluded other causes (B12 deficiency for example) and having documented a step-wise decline in multiple cognitive domains over time on neuropsychological examination. The presence of one of the patterns of vascular disease associated with multi-infarct dementia would constitute a start. You then have a few more conditions to exclude like fronto-temporal dementia and Alzheimer's..
Answered 5/21/2014
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