Determining the root cause of a patient’s dementia is of the utmost importance to physicians, so they can implement the best course of treatment. Though some dementias are curable and some are not, all types of dementia benefit from early diagnosis. Sometimes the progression of the dementia can at least be slowed with the help of medication. Because so many types of dementia share overlapping systems, a doctor will need to conduct a full battery of tests and view the results with a complete knowledge of the patient’s medical history to develop the full picture.

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