The diagnostic criteria for dementia are severe cognitive dysfunction, and patients may present with abnormalities in cognition, mental status, laboratory tests, and brain imaging.
The patient may have cognitive impairment and impaired mental behavior. In this case, the patient should go to the hospital and have cognitive function tests, mental status tests, laboratory tests, and imaging tests done under the supervision of the doctor to determine if there are any abnormalities in the neurological examination and the general examination, and the specific cognitive function can be assessed according to the Cognitive Function Scale.
If the diagnosis cannot be made, the patient should also go to the hospital for brain imaging to clarify whether there is any disease that may cause dementia.
After diagnosing the condition, the patient should go to the hospital in time and choose the appropriate method of treatment under the guidance of the doctor.