• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • BILLING PORTAL
  • Gallery
  • Resource Center
    • Blog & Events
    • FAQs
  • : (703) 468-1895
  • PLANS & PRICING
  • Facebook

  • About Us
    • Management
    • Leadership
    • Location
  • Assisted Living
    • Services & Amenities
    • Lifestyle & Activities
    • Floor Plans
    • Dining
  • Memory Care
    • About
    • Heartfelt CONNECTIONS
    • Services & Amenities
    • Floor Plans
    • Dining
  • Health Care Navigation
    • Overview
    • Speedy Move-In
    • Short-Term Recuperation
  • Contact Us
    • Schedule a Tour
    • Careers
    • Contact Information
  • Floor Plans & Pricing
    • Our Plans
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Management
    • Leadership
    • Location
  • Assisted Living
    • About
    • Services & Amenities
    • Lifestyle & Activities
    • Floor Plans
    • Dining
  • Memory Care
    • About
    • Heartfelt Connections
    • Services & Amenities
    • Floor Plans
    • Dining
  • Health Care Navigation
    • Overview
    • Speedy Move-In
    • Short Term Recuperation
  • Floor Plans & Pricing
    • Our Floor Plans
  • Resources
    • Blog & Events
    • FAQs
  • Contact Us
    • Schedule Tour
    • Maps & Directions
Show Search
Hide Search

6 Medical Problems That Can Mimic Dementia 

March 24, 2022 By heritagevillage

If you’re an older adult experiencing memory lapses, lack of focus or confusion — or you have a loved one with those symptoms — it’s natural to worry about dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

But other treatable conditions can cause similar symptoms, and they can be easy for doctors to miss, says Ardeshir Hashmi, M.D., a geriatrician and section chief of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Geriatric Medicine. 

“Sometimes there’s just a very superficial workup and then [the doctor says], ‘Here’s a pill for Alzheimer’s,’ ” Hashmi says. (While no drug has been proved to stop or slow the progression of dementia, there are several federally approved medications that can help manage the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.) “Before you make that conclusion, you should rule out all the other things that can be confused with dementia — things that are easily reversible.”  ​​

To find out more from AARP about some common medical problems that can be mistaken for dementia, CLICK HERE.

Primary Sidebar

Events

  • Picnic on the Patio on June 7, 2022 2:30 pm
  • “Creating Moments of Joy” Webinar with Jolene Brackey on January 6, 2022 4:00 pm
  • Sunflower Sisters Virtual Book Club: Featuring NY Times Bestselling Author Martha Hall Kelly on May 18, 2021 2:00 pm
  • Paying for Senior Care – Veteran Aid & Attendance Benefits Webinar on May 20, 2020 4:00 pm

Connect with us

Contact Us

  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

RSVP to an Event

Footer

Heritage Village

13650 Heathcote Blvd.
Gainesville, VA 20155
Phone: (703) 468-1895
  • Facebook
  • Senior Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
  • Learn More
    • About Us
    • Health Care Navigation
    • Floor Plans
  • Resources
    • Gallery
    • News & Blog
    • FAQs
  • Contact Us
    • Schedule a Tour
    • Map & Directions

Notice of Non-Discrimination | Español | 한국어 | Tiếng Việt | Tagalog | 繁體中文 | Français | العربية | Deutsch | हिंदी | فارسی | اُردُو  | አማርኛ | èdè Yorùbá | Русский | తెలుగు 

Copyright © 2023 · Heritage Village Senior Living | Privacy Policy