Dementia patients should be treated as individuals, have a say in their care and not face discrimination for their age or the severity of their illness, new guidelines say.
While there is currently no cure for dementia, the guidelines from the health watchdog Nice stress the importance of diagnosis so that patients and their families can prepare for the future and start treatments to slow its advance. This includes giving patients a controversial spinal tap when doctors are unsure whether they have dementia. Mail Online
See Also:
- Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
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