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New Screening Tool Helps Detects Dementia Earlier Scientists at Saint Louis University have developed a new tool for diagnosing dementia believed to work better than the routinely administered Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE). SLUMS, or the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination, supplement... Continue reading New Screening Tool Helps Detects Dementia Earlier
Cognitive Decline Often Undiagnosed in Older Patients For patients over 65, hospitalization for an acute illness may also be accompanied by a decline in cognitive ability that goes undiagnosed or even unnoticed says research by Sharon Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Aging Brain Center at Hebrew SeniorLif... Continue reading Cognitive Decline Often Undiagnosed in Older Patients |
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