We approach cognitive and memory concerns the way they deserve to be approached, thoroughly. A meaningful evaluation goes beyond a brief screen. It identifies what’s actually causing the change, rules out what’s reversible, and builds a plan grounded in evidence. For patients already managing a diagnosis, our focus is on slowing what can be slowed. For those who want to get ahead of their risk, we treat prevention as its own clinical priority.
An Introduction
Memory and cognitive changes affect millions of Americans — an estimated 7 million are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, and many more are navigating the space between normal aging and a formal diagnosis. Whether you’re noticing early changes, supporting a family member through a confirmed diagnosis, or simply wanting to understand your risk, the quality of your neurologic evaluation shapes everything that follows.
Our board-certified neurologists evaluate and treat the full range of memory and cognitive conditions.
Meet Our Movement Disorder Neurologists
Dr. Elizabeth Chambers
Board-Certified Neurologist with sub-specialty fellowship training in movement disorders. Full Bio
Dr. Aashoo Mentreddi
Board-Certified Neurologist with sub-specialty fellowship training in movement disorders. Full Bio
Dr. Deepa Panjeti-Moore
Board-Certified Neurologist with sub-specialty fellowship training in epilepsy. Full Bio
Our Approach to Memory and Cognitive Health
In many practices, memory concerns get a brief cognitive screen and a follow-up in six months. We don’t think that’s sufficient, and neither do the patients who come to us having waited years for a real evaluation.
A thorough neurologic assessment is the foundation of everything: identifying what’s causing the change, separating what’s treatable from what isn’t, and building a management plan that accounts for how you actually live.
- Comprehensive neurologic assessment. Every evaluation includes a detailed clinical history, neurologic exam, and cognitive screening — with formal neuropsychological testing when the picture warrants it. Brain imaging and lab work rule out reversible contributors and identify the underlying cause of cognitive changes.
- Medication review. Many common medications — including sleep aids, allergy drugs, and bladder medications — have well-documented effects on cognition. We review everything you’re taking and work with your broader care team to modify what can be modified.
- Sleep evaluation and management. Untreated sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, significantly impair cognition and accelerate brain aging. We assess sleep as part of every evaluation and address it directly — not as an afterthought.
- Evidence-based lifestyle guidance. We provide specific, personalized strategies across exercise, nutrition, cognitive engagement, social connection, and stress — targeted to the lifestyle factors with the strongest evidence for supporting long-term brain health.
- Caregiver support. For families managing a diagnosis, we build a behavior action plan, address difficult and changing symptoms as they evolve, and actively support the caregiver — because the person providing care carries real weight and deserves real guidance.
A diagnosis tells you what’s happening. A plan tells you what to do about it. Our goal is that you leave every visit with both.
Below are the conditions we most commonly evaluate and treat.
Memory and Cognitive Conditions We Treat
Dementia
Dementia is not a single disease but a syndrome — a pattern of significant decline in memory, language, reasoning, or daily function caused by damage to brain cells. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60–70% of cases, but vascular, Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementias each present differently and require different approaches. Early signs often include forgetting recent events, repeating questions, difficulty managing finances, and getting disoriented in familiar places. Diagnosis combines a detailed history, cognitive testing, lab work, and brain imaging to identify the underlying cause and rule out reversible contributors.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain condition driven by the buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles — changes that begin 15 to 20 years before symptoms appear. Early signs typically include short-term memory loss, word-finding difficulty, and trouble with complex planning or finances. As the disease advances, confusion increases, behavioral changes emerge, and daily independence becomes difficult. Diagnosis involves cognitive testing, lab work, and brain MRI — and in appropriate cases, blood-based or imaging biomarkers that can confirm Alzheimer’s pathology. Current treatment options include symptom-managing medications and, for early-stage disease with confirmed amyloid, newer disease-modifying therapies.
Memory Concerns & Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Memory concerns exist on a spectrum. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the clinical stage between normal aging and dementia — a noticeable, measurable change in memory or thinking that doesn’t yet interfere with independence. It’s often the first sign that something is shifting, but not all MCI progresses; many people stabilize or improve. Common experiences include forgetting recent conversations, losing train of thought, and struggling with tasks that used to come easily. Evaluation identifies the underlying cause — which is sometimes reversible — and determines the right monitoring and management approach going forward.
What about healthy aging and cognitive decline prevention?
Not everyone who comes to us has a diagnosis — or even a specific concern. Some patients are here because they want to stay ahead of their risk. A family history of Alzheimer’s or dementia. A sense that being proactive matters. A desire to know where they stand before something changes. This is a different kind of visit, and it starts with a different kind of question: not “what’s wrong?” but “what can we do now?”
Research now estimates that up to 45% of dementia cases may be preventable or delayable through modifiable risk factors — blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep, physical activity, hearing, social connection, and others. A preventive brain health evaluation establishes a cognitive baseline, assesses your personal risk profile, and produces a concrete plan built on evidence. It’s also the appropriate starting point for those with a significant family history of neurological disease who want to understand their risk and take meaningful steps to address it.
Whether you’re navigating a memory concern, managing a diagnosis, or ready to take your brain health seriously, the next step is a conversation.
Meet Our Memory & Cognitive Health Neurologists
Dr. Elizabeth Chambers
Board-Certified Neurologist with sub-specialty fellowship training in movement disorders. Full Bio
Dr. Aashoo Mentreddi
Board-Certified Neurologist with sub-specialty fellowship training in movement disorders. Full Bio
Dr. Deepa Panjeti-Moore
Board-Certified Neurologist with sub-specialty fellowship training in epilepsy. Full Bio
Serving Patients Across Dallas, Tx
Address
12720 Hillcrest Rd, #702
Dallas, TX 75230
Phone Number
(945) 303-9015
Hear from our Patients
“Dr Mentreddi is excellent! We brought my mom to see her after a recent TIA and worsening dementia. She takes the time to explain what the care plans are and to adjust medications for her seizures and dementia. I highly recommend Dr Mantreddi!”
David Sokolosky
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