My father's doctor said in his medical notes that my dad had severe dementia but when I asked how he came to the conclusion all he could say in response was that he knows dementia when he sees it... I then explained that my father handled all of his own affairs and that symptoms of dementia weren't noticed by the family, the doctor said that he found it hard to believe. My dad also saw a Neurologist for Hydrocephalus that didn't make any such observation. Can a doctor misread a patient, or just be in error?
Does he have any of these?
I'm sure some families can be in denial, but really . . . it's pretty hard to miss.
And, yes, a doctor can misread a patient and/or just be totally wrong. He saw, what? A ten-minute snapshot? Whoever's living with him knows much better than he.