Dementia diagnosis: How long do patients really live?
The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from nine years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for ...
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SAGE (Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam) Test for Dementia
The SAGE can reliably identify cognitive concerns that are sometimes a sign of early stage dementia. It’s important to keep in mind, though, that the test is not a diagnostic tool. It cannot ...
Doctors Gave AI Chatbots a Cognitive Test. Their Diagnosis? Early Dementia.
Neurologists hope this tongue-in-cheek study will spark serious conversations about AI's limitations and the benefits of a ...
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Finally, an accurate blood test for Alzheimer’s at its earliest stages could be on horizon
Discover a groundbreaking study that may help detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. Learn about the link between blood ...
New dementia tool predicts when symptoms will start: ‘Would you want to know?’
Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...
Shocking study reveals how long you can expect to live after being diagnosed with dementia
DEMENTIA is a devastating diagnosis, often described as robbing people of their ability to think, learn and remember. As ...
Testing for dementia by asking patients to draw a clock, walk and talk, stand on one leg
Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient's ...
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Alzheimer’s Association releases new dementia diagnosis guidelines
The Alzheimer’s Association has updated its guidelines for diagnosing dementia, leaving them broad but giving room to integrate new and upcoming developments in dementia diagnosis.
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Workgroup Recommends Updated Guidelines for Alzheimer's, Dementia Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s disease experts have updated their diagnosis guidelines for the first time in more than 20 years, laying o ...
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How long do people live after a dementia diagnosis?
Among the key findings, age at diagnosis emerged as the strongest predictor of survival time. For women diagnosed at age 60, ...
Dementia blood test diagnosis trial gets underway
A trial to identify fast and accurate blood tests that can diagnose dementia comes at an "exciting" time in the treatment of ...
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New treatments, diagnostics highlight update to nation’s Alzheimer’s disease roadmap
The 2024 update to the nation’s roadmap of strategies and actions to address Alzheimer’s disease was released Wednesday by the US Department of Health and Human Services, highlighting federal approval ...