Bifocal Cortical Atrophy

• By Macs_help
• Reply 3661971
• December 30, 2012 at 8:12 pm
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I would think at this point return to your regular doctor. When you make the appointment make sure they understand you want to discuss the results of the CT scan and that they have that report. If they do not have a copy, offer to get copies and run it over to them well before the appointment.
Then list, on paper, the things that concern you. Recent changes whether mental or physical. Very brief family history.
It is great that your mother lived to be 91! How long did she have any signs of dementia? Was this formally diagnosed as any particular form of dementia?

This site and others have a lot of information about dementia and its many causes, so do some looking around. Some of the signs are pretty vague, or can point to many different possibilities, so do not jump to conclusions. If the things that are worrying you match some of the signs of certain diseases it does not mean you have that disease!

Work with your regular doctor, get referrals to specialists. Let one doctor be a sort of central clearing house for all your medical issues, even if it is just information kept as notes in your file. When you have a more accurate diagnosis you might then talk about having a specialist be the main person in charge.

• By sandy2013
• Reply 3705942
• January 14, 2013 at 8:01 pm
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I saw a neurologist, and she said the atrophy was unusual for my age, usually seen like this in a 60-65 yr old. Plus I have trouble with short term memory loss and mixing some words up. She is ordering an MRI to r/o hippocandal atrophy. I may have spelled it wrong but its the part of your brain responsible for short term memory loss. Anyway ever hear of this?

• By Macs_help
• Reply 3706462
• January 14, 2013 at 11:09 pm
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I understand the concepts of how the brain remembers new things, for a short time or places that into more permanent storage, but I do not know the medical terms, or the details about what happens when that system does not function so well.
Please continue posting, and I am sure someone else can come forward with more details.