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Memory loss issue - 80 yrs old

2018-05-23 07:20:45
My grandmother is 80 years old. She has no physical health problems like Diabetes or Blood pressure. she underwent recent health check up and everything is normal. She is suffering from memory loss where she forgets the place she is at, has difficulty recogniseing  people and so on. Can she get any medical help at this age. What should be done to improve her condition
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She is showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Yes she can get medical help. Kindly visit a psychiatrist. Medicines will not help recover her memory but it will help to slow down further memory deterioration.

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