“We thought we were losing her to dementia. Turns out, we almost missed her coming back.”
— Grandson of Mrs. M.S
Mrs. M.S, a 67-year-old grandmother, came to us at Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre with what looked like classic dementia.
Her son and grandson were heartbroken.
“She’s just… not herself anymore,” they said.
She was slower, quieter, forgetful.
That warm giggle, the one the whole family cherished, had faded into silence.
She had already been seen by a family doctor and even a doctor-relative. The family assumed it was age-related dementia. But something didn’t sit right with us.
At Vazhikatti, we don’t just look at symptoms. We look beneath them.
When our clinical team evaluated Mrs. M.S, we noticed subtle inconsistencies.
Her forgetfulness was there, but didn’t follow the typical progression of Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia.
That’s when we decided to dig deeper.
And we found it: Unrecognized hypothyroidism.
A small but powerful condition that can mimic the signs of dementia. One of the very few reversible causes of cognitive decline.
Once we understood the root cause, everything changed:
And then, slowly, she started coming back.
Mrs. M.S walked into our centre with her signature giggle. Her grandson beamed.
“She’s back,” he said, eyes welling up.
No longer trapped in a fog of misdiagnosis, she was once again the warm, witty, playful grandmother her family remembered.
Here’s why we’re sharing her story:
???? Not all memory loss is permanent.
Conditions like thyroid imbalance, vitamin deficiencies, and certain infections can mimic dementia and are often treatable.
???? Every case deserves depth.
At Vazhikatti, we don’t just treat what we see. We investigate what might be missed.
❤️ Families need hope.
With the right diagnosis and compassionate care, what seems like decline can become recovery.
Early diagnosis matters. So does the right diagnosis.
If your loved one is showing signs of confusion, memory loss, or mood changes, it doesn’t always mean dementia.
Sometimes, it means a second opinion.
Don’t wait. Book a consultation with the experts at Vazhikatti Mental Health Centre and let’s get to the truth, together.
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