- Ten Million Baby Boomers are likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s during their lifetime.
- While it is not well known, every 71 seconds someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
- Alzheimer's and dementia are very difficult to diagnose in the earliest stage.
- It is not unusual for persons suffering from dementia to drive, shop for groceries, and interact effectively with their friends.
- They suffer from a mild cognitive impairment that has not yet been recognized as the onset of Alzheimer's.
- They go undiagnosed and the disease worsens until some event alerts a friend, family member, or doctor of a cognitive problem.
- It is well documented that early detection of Alzheimer's is critical to treating the disease.
The study shows that the combination of a very brief three-minute cognitive screening test, called the Mini-Cog (MC), with a Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) -- administered to a family member or friend -- could accurately identify individuals with MCI and undiagnosed dementia.Prior to the development of this test, the diagnosis of MCI required a 40-60 minute test. The new three minute test showed a 74 percent accuracy rate for diagnosing people with mild cognitive impairment.
And the now the good news, the test can be administered by a family member or friend and requires no formal training.
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Bob DeMarco is an Alzheimer's caregiver and editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room. The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one website on the Internet for advice and insight into Alzheimer's disease. Bob taught at the University of Georgia, was an executive at Bear Stearns, the CEO of IP Group, and is a mentor. He has written more than 700 articles with more than 18,000 links on the Internet. Bob resides in Delray Beach, FL.
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