Could thousands of patients be told they have dementia – when they actually don’t?

This week, the Medical Minefield team speak to Alex Preston, who lived for 8 years thinking he had early onset Alzheimers when in fact, his brain was perfectly healthy all along. What went wrong? Eve Simmons and health reporter Jo MacFarlane speak to Alex about his experience, and Professor June Andrews, a specialist in dementia care, explains how this problem may be far more widespread than you think...

Support the show: https://medicalminefield.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices