Cerebral Atrophy Treatment in India

Anjali Roy, a 72-year-old retired school...

Anjali Roy, a 72-year-old retired school principal, had always been sharp and independent. Over the past two years, her family noticed she was becoming increasingly forgetful, misplacing keys and forgetting appointments. She started having trouble following recipes she'd known for decades and became withdrawn from her weekly book club. A brain MRI, ordered by her neurologist, Dr. Chen, revealed generalized cerebral atrophy, particularly in the temporal lobes, consistent with a likely Alzheimer's disease process. Dr. Chen recommended the MRI not as a 'procedure' to treat the atrophy, but as the critical diagnostic step to understand the cause of her symptoms and rule out other conditions. The experience in the MRI machine was claustrophobic and loud for Anjali, but her daughter held her hand beforehand. The post-procedure outcome was a confirmed diagnosis. While there is no recovery from the atrophy itself, the outcome was clarity. Anjali was started on medication to slow symptom progression and connected with a cognitive therapy program. Emotionally, the journey was fraught. Before the diagnosis, there was fear and confusion. After, there was initial grief, but also a strange relief. Having a name for the enemy allowed Anjali and her family to plan, adapt their home, and focus on quality time together, shifting from panic to purposeful coping.