Memory Clinic

Progressive impairments of memory, speech, behaviour or orientation can have a wide variety of causes. Memory clinics offer patients specialist assessment and care to identify the cause, make a diagnosis and determine the necessary treatment and follow-up care. They also provide information, advice and support to relatives.

In the French-speaking part of Valais, services are provided by two separate facilities. For the CHVR, the Memory Centre offers consultation hours at Siders Hospital and at the Saint-Amé Clinic in Saint-Maurice.

In Upper Valais, the Memory Clinic is based at the Upper Valais Hospital Centre in Brig.

Both centres are members of Swiss Memory Clinics, the national association of centres specialising in neurocognitive disorders, and meet its standards for quality management in diagnosis and care.
Care extends beyond diagnosis. We help to identify difficulties at an early stage, avoid crisis situations as far as possible, and organise care in collaboration with medical and social centres, day centres and other partners in the network. The aim is to maintain independence and enable people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

An early diagnosis makes it possible to identify treatable causes, suggest medicinal and non-medicinal therapies, and advise patients and their relatives. It also offers the opportunity to anticipate needs and make important decisions together with the person affected. Current advances in diagnosis and treatment underline the importance of early assessment.