My mother has just been diagnosed with Dementia. MRI results said moderate dementia. I m not sure what they mean by moderate, would that be considered early stages? We have not gotten the EEG test results. She is 78 years. Has had both knees replaced. Both surgery s were very hard on her. The anesthesiologist gave her to much when she was in surgery. This happened both times they had a very difficult time waking her up, to the point we almost lost her on the 1st surgery. This was suppose to be noted in her chart. We know that after the 2nd surgery being put to sleep did affect her. So she doesn t need to be put to sleep ever again. My question what medications are available to help slow the progression of this disease, Dementia ?
Hello! I am glad to attend you on Chat Doctor ! I agree with you that general anesthesia can have some influence on Dementia. You should know that the degree of Dementia is not only evaluated based on the MRI findings, but also based on the cognitive test results. Anyway, regarding the treatments, there are different treatment options, including Cholinesterase inhibitors (Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Gallant amine) or Meantime(which is an N -methyl-D-aspartate (MDA) antagonist). I would also recommend checking vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin B12 plasma levels for possible deficiency and her thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, 