How to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

There are five main types of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis:

1. Interview or take a detailed history of the patient and relatives, emphasizing any changes that have occurred in the patient.
2. Neurological physical examination
3. Check by taking a brain ability test.
4. Blood test to find the cause of dementia
5. Brain imaging. Which is currently recommended with an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), is examination using magnetic waves.

All 5 of these examination เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย methods must be done together by a neurologist, psychiatrist, or medical doctor who specializes in treating Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. When all 5 examinations complete. The doctor will summarize the examination results for the patient and relatives to know the accurate diagnosis.

A medical evaluation will often include the following

1. Patient history.

At this stage of diagnosis, the doctor will speak with the patient, family, and friends to gain an understanding of:

• The development of symptoms
• The family’s health history
• The patient’s emotional/mental state

2. Physical examination.

A physical examination includes taking the patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and evaluating hearing and sight. Lab tests, such as blood or urine tests, may taken. That would eliminate any other cause of Alzheimer’s symptoms. In addition, doctors may request brain scans CT, MRI or PET scan.

Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease consists of medication and non-drug use. Which should be done together. Medications focus on adjusting neurotransmitters and chemicals in the brain, which mainly treat symptoms, causing the patient’s brain ability to deteriorate more slowly and dependence on others to decrease. Non-drug treatments include brain training, group activities, computer programs for brain training, psychotherapy, playing games, doing handicrafts, art therapy, music therapy, and writing daily life records. These activities will help support the patient’s brain ability to deteriorate more slowly.