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To study the diagnostic parameters of a number of instruments for a diagnosis of dementia in general practice and the added diagnostic value of these tests. Cross-sectional diagnostic research in general practice. Participants: 152 persons aged 65 plus. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), th...
Dementia is reversible in a minority of patients, and these should be diagnosed but without subjecting the majority with irreversible disease to an excessive set of investigations. Should a battery of ancillary investigations be performed routinely in dementia? Or can these tests be carried out as ...
Diagnosis - Mental Exam, Tests, Symptoms: Psychological dysfunction and stress-related illness are a significant problem in today’s society. Anxiety and depression represent the two most common mental disorders and are responsible for a high degree of m
I took the Stroop test as part of my ASD evaluation and I’ve seen it recently on a list of online autism evaluation tests. While not strictly an autism test, it is often part of the test battery that is given atneuropsychological evaluations for autism. ...
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The results of a large-scale screening study could be used to develop blood tests to diagnose diseases such as Alzheimer’s before symptoms take hold. By Miryam Naddaf Twitter Facebook Email An analysis of around 1,500 blood proteins has identified biomarkers that can be used to predict the ...
The field of neuropsychiatry is considered a middle ground between neurological and psychiatric disorders, thereby bridging the conventional boundaries between matter and mind, consciousness, and function. Neuropsychiatry aims to evaluate and treat cogni
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The first reason is the most obvious: we want to make sure that we check for those reversible causes of dementia, such as B12 deficiency, hypothyroidism, or a chronic infection such as Lyme disease. Many of these causes can be evaluated through blood tests.Depressionis another potentially rever...