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Transforming dementia care with better detection tools

Feb 8, 2025
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen dives into the critical topic of dementia detection tools, emphasizing their alarming inadequacies worldwide. He discusses outdated methods like MMSE and advocates for innovative, digitally-enabled cognitive assessments. Owen highlights the implications of advanced neuroscience in primary care and the urgent need for early detection to improve patient outcomes. Through engaging insights, he underscores how precision tools can reshape dementia care and reduce healthcare costs, ultimately paving the way for better life planning for patients.
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INSIGHT

Limitations of Traditional Tools

  • Traditional dementia detection tools like the MMSE and MoCA are blunt instruments.
  • They often detect dementia too late, when cognitive decline is already significant.
ADVICE

Digital Tools for Early Detection

  • Consider using digital cognitive assessment tools like those available on creos.com.
  • These tools offer earlier and more sensitive detection of cognitive decline.
ANECDOTE

Proactive Planning with Early Detection

  • A patient with a family history of dementia used digital tests to confirm early cognitive decline.
  • This allowed her to make important financial and life plans proactively.
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