My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with dementia. I believe he is 75 years old. His father had alzheimers disease. My question is simply does someone start out with the diagnosis of dementia and then it possibly turn into alzheimers. I know that alzheimers is one of the most common forms of dementia. Just curious.
Hello, As you know, Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, but there is no definite test to diagnose Alzheimer. It is diagnosed on postmortem study. There is no definitive curable treatment for dementia. All medication helps in reducing the progression of disease. So doctor diagnosing dementia or Alzheimer's treatment will be same. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.