Hi,
My father has progressive polyneuropathy and dementia. I've been trying to research whether the two maladies are related. Does anyone have some knowledge of this? His polyneuropathy started in his late '60's, and first became evident after knee replacement surgery. (Probably no relationship, but thought I'd mention it anyway.) Luckily he never had pain from the polyneuropathy. But especially in the last 10 years, the progressive loss of feeling and muscle has been accompanied by increasing dementia. Now in his '90's, he is wheelchair bound and can no longer do much or say much. It's not like Alzheimer's - he doesn't forget who people are, and still usually knows where he is. But he can no longer use any of his once-prodigious talents, nor read or use the computer, and his sense of time is very confused. He needs 24-hour care, and is now in a care facility.

Hi and welcome to NeuroTalk. I'm sorry about your fathers illnesses. Here is the link to our Dementia Forum...http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum97.html

I'm not familiar with polyneuropathy. I'm sure someone will come along with more information...again..welcome.

Hi and welcome to NeuroTalk! I'm so sorry to hear of your father's dementia diagnosis. I hope the Dementia forum is of some help to you. Sometimes it helps to know that there are others dealing with the same challenges. I'm glad you decided to join the group.....and I hope to see you around the site!

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help. We are all here to assist each other as possible.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene

Welcome here.

We have a peripheral neuropathy board here:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html

Since this is so long standing however, there may not be much that can be done at this time.

Some people react to joint replacement, or other hardware put into the body, with autoimmune reactions. If these are caught early before destruction of nerves gets too bad, some functions may be spared. Tests for this involve blood work and measurements of certain Ig fractions.

Another cause may be low B12 levels. In the US normal is considered pretty low. So people in the 200 range are not offered treatment, when they should be.

Please visit the PN forum and give some more details about your father. Some of the members have autoimmune issues and may be able to help.

Hi, and welcome to NT.

This is an exceptional place to find resources. There are a lot of caring people here who can help you with your concerns.

You're a great daughter and a caring person. May your father find peace in your love.

Hello hinton and welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear of your Dad's problems. My MIL has dementia/Alz and she knows us, her surrounding etc, but that's really about it. It's really very hard to grasp. I hope you make yourself at home and I'm glad you found us.

Hi hintonscot, and welcome to NeuroTalk! I'm so sorry about your dad.

There are so many friendly and helpful people here at NT. You will probably feel right at home from the very beginning.