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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

VAT score improves predictive value of MMSE for dementia

(HealthDay)—Administering the Visual Association Test (VAT) improves the predictive value of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score for dementia, according to a study published in a recent issue of the Annals of ...

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Could different cultures teach us something about dementia?

Picture two different families, each dealing with a diagnosis of dementia in one of its members. In one case, the patient is a retired executive, whose family tries as long as possible to keep the diagnosis secret, relying ...

Aug 17, 2018

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

What does it feel like to have Alzheimer's? Virtual reality programs may help you find out

After experiencing the world as a woman with Alzheimer's disease, Ana Lebron took off her virtual reality headset and began to cry.

Aug 17, 2018

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