Massachusetts Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Are You Sure it’s Alzheimer’s?

Misdiagnoses and mistakes happen often. Doctors get busy and sometimes they don't remember all the details of a patient's case or have all the necessary information for a complete diagnosis. So when the doctor says grandpa or grandma has Alzheimer's, it may not really be so.

Some medications can mimic the symptoms of Alzheimer's. It is important to make sure your doctor is aware of all the medications a patient is currently taking to ensure an accurate diagnosis.

In situations like these, with such a serious and life-long diagnosis like Alzheimer's disease, family members should request, and if necessary insist, on a second opinion to confirm the diagnosis. The second opinion should include a medication review to be completely thorough.

Learn more about misdiagnoses or failure to diagnose.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

• Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
• Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
• Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
• Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
• Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
• Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.