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Easy 30-second test could help spot dementia, says neurologist
Dementia is a syndrome associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning, and there are many different types. But a ...
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Wendy Williams is ‘permanently incapacitated’ from dementia, her legal guardian shares
Wendy Williams’s legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, shared a bleak update on the former presenter’s dementia battle in a recent court filing. Morrissey, a lawyer, said the 60-year-old writer ...
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Dementia and hiding, hoarding or losing things
Find out why a person may hide, hoard or lose things, as well as how you can help. A person with dementia may hide things, store them for a long time, or lose them. This can be distressing for the ...
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The 30-second drawing test that could predict your dementia risk – how do you score?
A QUICK drawing test could predict whether you're at risk of developing dementia. It's normal to become forgetful as you get older, but the 30-second at home test could reveal if you need to be ...
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Top neurologist reveals simple drawing test that spots early signs of dementia
According to Dr Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez, a Mexican neurologist who researches cognitive decline, the clock-drawing test is an effective method of identifying dementia. Sharing an image of the ...
New York Post22d
This sneaky sign of dementia can show up a decade before other symptoms
Losing your sense of smell is nothing to sneeze at — it could be an early sign of dementia. “Odor identification has been identified as a useful screening tool that predicts conversion from ...
Medscape23d
Quick Dementia Screening Test Shows Promise for Primary Care
A novel, quick, and low-cost dementia screening test could significantly improve early detection of Alzheimer's disease in primary care settings, according to research presented at the ...
The Washington Post23d
Families caring for a person with Alzheimer’s need a vacation, too
It reads: “Please be patient with me. I have dementia and may take longer to make a decision, need you to repeat yourself, have difficulty following instructions or forget what you told me.” ...
The Mirror23d
Quick dementia test at home using clock-drawing method can help spot condition early
Every year there are more people in the UK being diagnosed with dementia, the broad term used to describe loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other cognitive-abilities, because people ...
Daily Record24d
Dementia can be diagnosed early with simple at-home clock-drawing test
There are many ways to test for dementia, but one popular and widely used method is by asking a person to draw a clock and put the hands at a certain time. First, take a blank piece of paper ...
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Simple dementia clock-drawing test you can do at home to spot condition early
According to the UK Dementia Directory, the test should be scored based on points, with one point awarded for each of the following criteria: How well the person drew the clock circle Has the ...