New Approach Can Better Predict Alzheimers and Other Dementias

By : ANI
The accuracy of the prediction of Alzheimers and other dementias among older adults can be improved by measuring how much a person's performance varies across several neuropsychological tests, according to a study.

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University say that developing strategies to improve the prediction and diagnosis of dementia has critical therapeutic and public health implications.
"Typically, when neuropsychological tests are used for diagnostic purposes, an individual's level of performance on specific tests is measured against healthy individuals to determine cognitive impairment," says Dr. Roee Holtzer, assistant professor of neurology and psychology at Einstein and lead author of the study.

"However, this approach does not take into account intra-individual variability in cognitive function," he adds.....

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