New Test May Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers have developed a new cognitive test that is quick to use, examines 10 skills, and reportedly detects 93% of cases of Alzheimer's disease. Published online June 10 in BMJ, investigators suggest the new self-administered test is a powerful and valid screening tool.

"If a patient completes the test while in the waiting area supervised by the receptionist, it can be scored and analyzed by the doctor in 2 minutes," explain the researchers, led by Jeremy Brown, MD, from Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. "If there is time during the consultation to observe the patients filling in the test, this can also be a useful aid to diagnosis."

from Medscape