Cognitive Changes & Memory Health
Cognition & Family DynamicsEvaluation and cognitive stimulation therapy for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), age-associated memory lapse fears, and differentiating normal aging from dementia.
Many seniors live with terrified anxiety that every forgotten name or misplaced key signifies Alzheimer's. Specialized geriatric cognitive evaluation provides definitive answers, reassurance, and early neuro-protective interventions.
- Normal Aging: forgetting where you put glasses; MCI/Dementia: forgetting what glasses are used for
- Frequently repeating the exact same questions within 15 minutes
- Getting disoriented on familiar driving routes or neighborhood walks
- Difficulty managing banking, calculations, or familiar cooking recipes
- Cerebral microvascular disease, hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, high cholesterol
- Neurodegenerative protein deposits (amyloid and tau tangles)
- Vitamin B12 or thyroid deficiencies, reversible causes of memory fog
- Wandering or getting lost outside the home in Ahmedabad
- Safety hazards: leaving cooking gas burner on, mismanaging powerful cardiac medication
- Accusing family members of stealing misplaced items (persecutory delusions)
- Standardized Geriatric Cognitive Testing (HMSE, MoCA, CDR)
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and brain retraining exercises
- Evidence-based cognitive enhancer medications and doctor home visits