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He's 61 and seen a neuro who ordered a brain MRI which shows a small area of atrophy in the front of his brain. He had two severe concussion in his 20's.

My husband doesn't forget things, where he parks, where he puts things, people's names, etc. He's highly functional, takes care of our home, large garden, three vehicles, etc. He isn't in any way socially withdrawn, or inappropriate, and he doesn't act at all depressed.

But, he DOES have trouble with communicating...not so much forgetting words but expressing himself in complete, informative sentences. It's almost as though he's using some sort of verbal shorthand. Also, it appears that he's having similar trouble writing his thoughts and particularly numbers down.

I have noticed that he appears to be more impulsive than he used to be, i.e, the minute I mention that some little thing needs to be done, he'll immediately stop what he's doing to go do it, unless I remind him that it doesn't have to be done right this minute.

The neuro didn't make a diagnosis, despite my impressions, the MRI, and my husband's difficulty on the mental status exam. (He was able to complete questions but was slower than expected). He mentioned early dementia in passing but, again, didn't diagnose it. Our primary care doc, after reviewing everything, said that she was "baffled."

Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?