(Dementia)
(First medical consultation on May 21, 2021) What month is it? Your birthday?
(Dementia symptoms started since 2018)
July
What day?
(Has to think about her own birthday)
What day? What day in July?
(Patient who came to Dekabi Clinic due to increasingly severe symptoms)
What month and day is your birthday?
(7th treatment on June 14, 2021) What month and day is it?
(Significant improvement with repeated treatments)
July 10, 1945?
You remember very well
(2021/05/21 First counseling session) What is your husband's date of birth?
You should have told me that in advance. I didn't know
You couldn't prepare?
Did you know before?
(2021/05/27 Second treatment) What is your son's birthday?
(Unexpected question)
I always ask
But I thought you might have prepared for it so I asked
(2021/06/29 Ninth treatment) What is your husband's date of birth?
April 1st
What is your son's name?
(Improved cognitive ability) (The response speed has increased and responds immediately without thinking)
Min-su Kim
What is your daughter-in-law’s name?
Seul-gi Lee
What is your grandson's name?
Jin-wook
Oh, Jin-wook
Ah, yes, yes
(12th July 2021, 10th treatment) Do you remember what you had for breakfast?
Did you eat rice first?
No
You didn't eat anything for breakfast?
(Cognitive ability has improved and response time has increased) What side dishes do you have at home?
There aren't any
There are no side dishes? No kimchi either?
I do have that
Do you remember your son's name?
Your son
Min-su
What about your daughter-in-law?
Seul-gi
Grandson?
Jin-wook
You remember everything
So, now what about
Did you date and marry your husband, or was it an arranged marriage?
Ask him
Oh she got us
What do you do on his birthday?
What do you usually do for your husband's birthday?
You remember his lunar birthday, right?
I just do what others usually do
What do others usually do?
(Casual conversation is possible)
Prepare something delicious and cook seaweed soup?
(Brighter expression)
Do you also give gifts?
- Sorry? - A gift
No
Does your son and your daughter-in-law come over?
They can't come because they're busy
(14/9/21 Visit after cognitive test) What's uncomfortable because you can't remember?
I don't know of any major discomfort
Really?
Conversations with your husband are going well, right?
(Dementia cognitive test came back normal) Yes
Do you hardly feel any discomfort in your daily life now?
Yes
Do you also go to church?
Yes
Is there any discomfort when you come home after going to church?
There is hardly any discomfort
You've been through a lot
Are there any memory problems or discomfort like that?
No
In your daily life
Do you also go to stores?
Okay, that's good