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A physician should be consulted about concerns with memory,
thinking skills, and changes in behavior. For people with
dementia and their families, an early diagnosis has many advantages:
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time to make choices that maximize quality of life
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lessened anxieties about unknown problems
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a better chance of benefiting from treatment
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more time to plan for the future
It is also important for a physician to determine the cause
of memory loss or other symptoms. Some dementia-like
symptoms can be reversed if they are caused by treatable conditions,
such as depression, drug interaction, thyroid problems, excess use of alcohol or certain vitamin deficiencies.
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