Are Alzheimer's and dementia different or the same? 18 months ago my mother's primary care doctor did an MRI scan of my mothers head because of bad daily headaches. Well the test didn't come back with any results for the headaches, but the doctor said that she had early signs of dementia!?
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I bought a magnesium glyconate (sic?) at the local pharmacy and my life has not been the same.
You will get told that you will have magnesium toxicity and other scare factors, if your body doesn't have enough and it uses what you take the odds of a problem are very slim. It processes excess through the bowels, so you will know if she is getting to much. When I stressed I need to take 1600mg but daily anywhere from 200 to 800mg.
I would start low and add a pill until she feels better or has loose bm. It can't hurt and it might even help.
Look up the benefits of a good supplement of magnesium, you might find yourself taking it.
I hope that you find something that helps, daily headaches are life sucking. God bless you both.
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A geriatric psychiatrist or a behavioral neurologist should be able to diagnose dementia. Dementia is a general term for progressive diseases of the brain. Alzheimer's is the most common and best known form of dementia. Others include Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular Dementia, FTD, and about 50 other less common forms.
An MRI scan alone is not usually sufficient to diagnose early-stage dementia. And dementia can be present in the brain a long time before symptoms appear.
Did Mom get her headaches resolved? How is she in general?