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Posted on Mon, 21 Dec 2015
Question: My 91 yr. old uncle had a stroke, had a CAT but nothing, awaiting an MRI...
Speech & memory very difficult....best to for him to recover at a memory rehab versus a regular rehab???
Should we have hospital assign him a neurologist for a prescription to a memory rehab???Will memory rehab include physical therapy as well?
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (41 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Physical and mental rehabilitation

Detailed Answer:
Hi Miriamdw1,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

I fully understand your concerns and I shall try to address them at best.

Physical and mental rehabilitation(PMR) is a separate speciality of medicine which encompasses physical as well as mental rehabilitation.Mental rehabilitation includes behavioral strategies used to improve memory,as well.

In nutshell,PMR is a medical speciality which deals with all major rehabilitation issues.

So,I suggest that you should take your uncle to a Doctor who is a PMR specialist.

If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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Suggest Post Stroke Care For An Elderly Person

Brief Answer: Physical and mental rehabilitation Detailed Answer: Hi Miriamdw1, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. I fully understand your concerns and I shall try to address them at best. Physical and mental rehabilitation(PMR) is a separate speciality of medicine which encompasses physical as well as mental rehabilitation.Mental rehabilitation includes behavioral strategies used to improve memory,as well. In nutshell,PMR is a medical speciality which deals with all major rehabilitation issues. So,I suggest that you should take your uncle to a Doctor who is a PMR specialist. If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)