Diagnosing Dementia
July 20, 2017
Diagnosing dementia is not a straight forward scientific yes or no, there is no single test that can give a correct answer but doctors look for signals through medical assessments. The medical evaluation includes looking through medical histories this includes families medical history, mental status and mood testing, physical and neurological exams and tests such as blood and brain imaging with some memory testing also. There is specialist that diagnose dementia and these include Neurologist, Psychiatrist and Psychologist, all deal with the brain, memory and mental functions.