Special Issues in Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia

Help patients understand that the goal is to improve their memory and allow them to continue doing the activities that they enjoy.

Explain that there are a number of medications available that could help them.

A few patients are able to manage the disease on their own, at least for a while.

For the majority of patients, involvement of family or friends is a critical part of the patient’s care, helping him or her to deal with and manage memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.