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2. A New 5-Minute Test For Dementia Is Here—Would You Take It?

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   An estimated 5.8 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but the condition can be tricky to diagnose.Patients usually are put through a series of tests, and it ...

3. Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly

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   The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) is a questionnaire that can be filled out by a relative or other supporter of an older person to determine whether that person has declined in cognitive functioning. The IQCODE is used as a screening test for dementia. If the person is found to have significant cognitive ...

4. Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination - Wikipedia

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   The higher cut-off score has both high specificity and sensitivity and is at least five times more likely to have come from a dementia patient than without. A score of 21 or less is almost certainly diagnostic of a dementia syndrome regardless of the clinical setting. [16] It has been found to be superior to the MMSE in diagnostic utility. [17 ...

5. Mini–mental state examination - Wikipedia

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   Low to very low scores may correlate closely with the presence of dementia, although other mental disorders can also lead to abnormal findings on MMSE testing. The presence of purely physical problems can also interfere with interpretation if not properly noted; for example, a patient may be physically unable to hear or read instructions ...

6. New question-based test may help spot early signs of dementia

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   Early diagnosis is important for all types of dementia. The methods researchers currently use for early detection or screening of dementia can be costly, not available, or come with certain risks.

7. New test may predict dementia up to 9 years before ... - AOL

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   The study focused on all-cause dementia, as well as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. A new test can predict dementia with 82% accuracy, according to ...