Doctor: Like HIV, dementia will become more manageable

The fear associated with a diagnosis of dementia is like the fear once associated with a diagnosis of HIV — but like HIV, it should become more manageable in the future.

That’s according to emergency medicine consultant Chris Luke, who was addressing a conference in Cork on Innovations in Dementia Care.

Dr Luke said: “HIV was once a death sentence, and it’s the same with dementia at the moment, but in the near future, we will manage dementia like a chronic illness.”