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| Morgan 2005-01-31, 11:42 am |
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I had a MRI on my brain Nov 03
I had another one this month. My doctor says the brain test, results said
my brain had shrunk. I am 61 yrs old. She said this was a red flag to
indicate Alzheimer's. Is this true?? she is doing blood work, but not sure
if it is to test more, I was overwhelmed and didn't ask. I work full time
and have to do lot of thinking on my job. I have slowed down a lot this last
year. Is it possible these are early warning signs? and does anyone know how
long it takes once these things start happening? Maybe I am over reacting??
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| Dennis P. Harris 2005-01-31, 11:42 am |
| On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:39:27 -0600 in alt.support.alzheimers,
"Morgan" <morgan_jc@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I had a MRI on my brain Nov 03
> I had another one this month. My doctor says the brain test, results said
> my brain had shrunk. I am 61 yrs old. She said this was a red flag to
> indicate Alzheimer's. Is this true?? she is doing blood work, but not sure
> if it is to test more, I was overwhelmed and didn't ask. I work full time
> and have to do lot of thinking on my job. I have slowed down a lot this last
> year. Is it possible these are early warning signs? and does anyone know how
> long it takes once these things start happening? Maybe I am over reacting??
have you had a cognitive skills assessment, such as the MMPI?
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| Morgan 2005-01-31, 11:42 am |
| what does that mean? cognitive skills asseesment? MMPI? and will blood
work show anything, I am going this week for blood work
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"Dennis P. Harris" <NO_SPAM_TO_dpharris@gci.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:39:27 -0600 in alt.support.alzheimers,
> "Morgan" <morgan_jc@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> have you had a cognitive skills assessment, such as the MMPI?
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| think bloodwork is one of the steps in diagnosis... i.e. they check to
make sure everything there is normal - if it isn't, they'll have something
to follow up on ....
AD is a diagnosis they get round to only by ruling out everything else ...
bloodwork is part of the process
"Morgan" <morgan_jc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> what does that mean? cognitive skills asseesment? MMPI? and will blood
> work show anything, I am going this week for blood work
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> "Dennis P. Harris" <NO_SPAM_TO_dpharris@gci.net> wrote in message
> news:41kov05qiogqhoo32sd9ctnmhqu0ko4d1q@4ax.com...
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| pellmellwillynilly@hotmail.com 2005-01-31, 11:42 am |
| Cognitive skills are thinking skills. To test these, you'd probably see
a neuropsychologist, who would administer a variety of tests to see how
well you remember short-term and longer-term, how well you learn new
information, how fast and accurate you are with a pencil, what your
current IQ is, etc.
An MMPI might also be given, but not to measure cognition. You can read
about the MMPI at this site:
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/mmpi_2.htm
The MMPI is a test of psychopathology, which means it helps identify
whether you're depressed, obsessive-compulsive, anxiety and a host of
other psychological problems. I was given an MMPI along with my
cognitive and neurological tests because the neuropsych wanted to see
how I tested currently for depression and anxiety.
None of my tests were definitive, and it's possible that none of yours
will be either. Mine served as a baseline, which means we go back and
redo the tests next year to see if there's a decline.
Morgan wrote:
> what does that mean? cognitive skills asseesment? MMPI? and will
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> work show anything, I am going this week for blood work
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> "Dennis P. Harris" <NO_SPAM_TO_dpharris@gci.net> wrote in message
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