Memory Disorders, Dementia (Clinic)
Why choose us?

Treatment of memory disorders and dementia does not only include medication as at St. Luke's Hospital we continue to be close to patients and their caregivers, both for their medical care and the improvement of their quality of life. We can treat the disease effectively by educating patients and carers to live with it and assuring them that they are not alone.

For any information or to make an appointment, you can contact the Secretariat of the Clinic
+30 2310 390 766 | +30 2310 380 000

If you have noticed disturbances in your memory or in one of your relatives that affect daily activities, you can contact the Memory Disorders Clinic of St. Luke's Hospital which is an Outpatient Clinic of the Neurological Department of the Hospital.


To whom the Clinic of Memory Disorders and Dementia of St. Luke's Hospital is addressed.

The Clinic and its services are addressed to those who:




Services offered

The specialised, multidisciplinary team of the Clinic of Memory Disorders of St. Luke's Hospital, after a thorough examination of clinical, laboratory and neuropsychological evaluation and always guided by the human and individualized approach, provides the following services:



What is dementia?

Dementia is a general term that describes a range of symptoms, which are associated with disorders of memory and/or other higher cognitive functions, which are severe enough to limit the functional abilities of the individual. 


Most common types of dementia

The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease (60-80%), followed by vascular dementia, which can occur in patients with arteriosclerosis disease of the vessels of the brain. There are of course several diseases that can occur with symptoms of dementia, including some reversible forms, the treatment of which can reverse cognitive deterioration, such as thyroid disease and lack of some vitamins.


Dementia versus normal aging

Dementia is often mistakenly described as "old age" or "senile dementia", terms that reflect the widely accepted but mistaken impression that the normal aging of the person may be responsible for severe memory deficits.


Expected "normal" disorders of mental functions 

10 warning signs and symptoms that need further medical examination



The importance of early diagnosis and monitoring of patients by experts

It is true that once the disease occurs, it cannot be eliminated or reversed. However, its development can be significantly slowed down. Early diagnosis and treatment allow patients and caregivers to:



What is mild mental disorder?

Nowadays, there is a constant increase in people who report memory disorders and other higher mental functions, such as:



The concern is great, while there is a strong concern about the development and deterioration of the mental state. In recent years, research has focused on Mild Cognitive Disorder, a heterogeneous syndrome that often precedes dementia. 


Characteristics of mild mental disorder

Patients with mild cognitive impairment have mental disorders that are severe enough to be perceived by the person experiencing them or by other people in their environment, but at the same time these changes are not serious enough to affect their daily functional ability.


Early therapeutic intervention and stabilization of the disease

There is strong evidence that immediate therapeutic interventions, pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical, can lead to the stabilization of the disease and the delay of the deterioration of memory, functional abilities and behaviour. This stabilization and delayed progression of the consequences of the disease can bring about a significant improvement in the quality of life of patients and their relatives.


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