This post may be of interest to those dealing with dementia.
Though this article is mostly about FTD (frontotemporal dementia), it makes the important point that physicians miss non-Alzheimer’s dementias because many physicians only know to look for memory loss.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3513263/Dementia-victims-wrongly-told-s-just-mid-life-crisis.html
Dementia patients are wrongly told ‘it’s just a mid-life crisis’ because doctors miss tell-tale signs of symptoms
* Thousands have types of dementia that have wide-range of symptoms
* Traits, other than those associated with Alzheimer’s, are being missed
* Changes in personality and a loss of motivation can be warning signs
* Some patients can take years before doctor realised and diagnose them
By Tammy Hughes
The Daily Mail
Published: 19:58 EST, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 05:07 EST, 29 March 2016
If you want to learn more about FTD, there’s a one-minute video on the webpage with the article.
Robin