Re: statins don't reduce dementia risk


"Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <cZednc2h9Ml9PkHfRVn-2w@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Sharon Hope"
> <shope@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>> The tests that they give in a neuropsychological workup (aka NP test, or
>> NeuroPsych Test) are standardized tests.
>>
>> They also know the level of funcitonality necessary to carry on various
>> jobs.
>>
>> Since very few people have a test run when nothing is wrong, just to
>> compare
>> if something goes wrong, they compare your NP Test scores with the level
>> of
>> functionality you would have been required to have to function in your
>> former job.
>>
>> It is significant if your scores indicate that you could not function in
>> that job now.
>>
>> CERTAINLY NOT A WASTE OF TIME.
>>
>> Futher, if it is the statins that caused the memory loss, you will want
>> to
>> know if you are getting better as time goes on. It is very difficult to
>> assess for yourself, particularly when you are having problems
>> remembering.
>>
>> Another NP Test in a year or so, especially if you can start some kind of
>> cognitive rehabilitation therapy, would provide a second score to compare
>> against. Then you would know exactly how much you had improved since the
>> first test.
>>
>> Also, when you go to a specialist for a consultation there is not much
>> time
>> to communicate your concerns about memory loss, and right now it is a
>> list
>> of examples. Just as Zee has said, the doctor may lose interest quickly
>> and
>> just say, well everyone loses their keys from time to time. If you can
>> say
>> "My NP test scores put me in the bottom 10 percentile (or whatever, my
>> husband was below the 1 percentile) for short-term memory - and before I
>> took statins I was a performing in a professional job X and I am a
>> college
>> graduate." he will snap to attention. That is a number he can grasp, and
>> it
>> was provided by a professional, and it is a standardized score.
>>
>> I cannot encourage you strongly enough to get that measurement.
>>
>> Think of it as a first step to identifying and measuring the problem so
>> it
>> can be addressed correctly. Also think of it as the first measurement
>> against which improved scores will be compared at a later date.
>>
>> Meanwhile, get your sequences written down FOR THE DOCTORS, but it is
>> none
>> of anyone on this ng's business what the details are and you are under no
>> obligation whatsoever to reveal anything personal. Just ignore rude
>> intrusive questions that demand personal or personal medical information.
>
> Sharon,
> That is great advice. If nothing else, if I took that test now and took a
> similar test next year--it should show whether or not I am improving or
> the problem is getting worse. That makes sense to me. Do I need to see a
> specialist and if so--what sort of specialists in order to take such a
> test? There is a state college in my town--can they arrange for me to take
> such a test. I know at least one of the professors in the psychology
> department.
> Thanks for your advice,
> Jason
>

Ask your professor friend, but also ask your doctor.

You want the doctor to prescribe such a test for you so that your insurance
will cover it.

The information you get from the professor friend wil be useful in giving
you a clear understanding, and may help the doctor in deciding whom to refer
you to in the order for the testing.

More info on this kind of testing, try a Google search on : Neuropsych Test
Neuropsychological test

If/when you do get the testing done, please request that a full set of the
results, including the raw scores be sent to Dr. Golomb at the UCSD Statin
Study. It is important that they have as much data as possible on statin
patients having memory loss. They will protect your anonymity, and maybe it
will help them identify a treatment at some point.


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