15th February 2025

A 86-year-old woman attends your memory clinic with her family.

A 86-year-old woman attends your memory clinic with her family. They describe her as being increasingly forgetful over the last year and say she has got lost several times on her way home from the shops. She has been sleeping poorly and having vivid hallucinations of insects climbing the walls of her room at night, which she finds understandably distressing. She has a past medical history of Parkinson’s disease and stroke, and although her mobility was already affected, her family believe that she has become slower and more unsteady than previously. As a result, she has had several falls recently. What is the most likely diagnosis to consider?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.