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Where are your keys? How do you get to the store? What's your child's name? More than five million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease struggle with these questions daily. Since a new person is diagnosed every 70 seconds, it's critical to catch it early. There's a new, free test to test your memory and help doctors get you started on the right treatment.
Like mother, like daughter. These two women share an incredible bond. "My moms the brightest woman I've ever, ever met, bar none,” Tracey Manz said. "She's the best thing,” Tracey’s mother Geneva Marcum replied. "We're the bestest of friends. We've always been,” Tracey said "She's always there for me,” Geneva replied. Geneva's going to need her daughter even more, soon. She's suffering from Alzheimer’s. "You start out, you find yourself lost and you have to ask for help and that's hard,” Geneva said. Geneva's mother and three brothers have all dealt with Alzheimer’s. The family history includes physical exams, cognitive tests, brain scans and blood tests that help determine the cause of memory loss. "Patients don't come to their doctor to complain, I got memory loss that they might with a sore thumb. So they put it off, they think they don't have a problem. So they don't tell the doctor and the doctor has no clue,” Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Division of Cognitive Neurology Director at Ohio State University said.
Dr. Scharre of the Ohio State University developed this simple, free test. It asks patients to identify pictures, draw, and test their memory. Problems here suggest signs of Alzheimer’s. Struggling with the visual and spatial skills on the test could mean dementia. Issues with planning and problem solving point to medication interactions. Doctors can interpret the results in less than a minute. "You can just look at it and clearly see that it's clearly wrong or clearly right and you'll get a gestalt that they're not really doing well,” Dr. Sharre said.
Geneva took the test for us, answering nine out of 22 questions correctly. Missing just six questions is a red flag. "I could have done a lot better than that. I know that,” Geneva said. Dr. Scharre says Geneva has trouble with calculations, word finding, problem solving and memory. While about with Alzheimer's is frightening, Geneva will always remember who to call-on for help. "I don't ever forget my daughter's name,” Geneva said.
You can download this test at www.sagetest.osu.edu. While it's free, it should be administered by a doctor so they can interpret it correctly. Dr. Scharre says this test can not only detect memory problems early, but it can also calm the fears of people who think they're losing their memory. Bottom line, it's much cheaper than an MRI or other tests. Read more: wndu.com
Where are your keys? How do you get to the store? What's your child's name? More than five million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease struggle with these questions daily. Since a new person is diagnosed every 70 seconds, it's critical to catch it early. There's a new, free test to test your memory and help doctors get you started on the right treatment.
Like mother, like daughter. These two women share an incredible bond. "My moms the brightest woman I've ever, ever met, bar none,” Tracey Manz said. "She's the best thing,” Tracey’s mother Geneva Marcum replied. "We're the bestest of friends. We've always been,” Tracey said "She's always there for me,” Geneva replied. Geneva's going to need her daughter even more, soon. She's suffering from Alzheimer’s. "You start out, you find yourself lost and you have to ask for help and that's hard,” Geneva said. Geneva's mother and three brothers have all dealt with Alzheimer’s. The family history includes physical exams, cognitive tests, brain scans and blood tests that help determine the cause of memory loss. "Patients don't come to their doctor to complain, I got memory loss that they might with a sore thumb. So they put it off, they think they don't have a problem. So they don't tell the doctor and the doctor has no clue,” Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Division of Cognitive Neurology Director at Ohio State University said.
Dr. Scharre of the Ohio State University developed this simple, free test. It asks patients to identify pictures, draw, and test their memory. Problems here suggest signs of Alzheimer’s. Struggling with the visual and spatial skills on the test could mean dementia. Issues with planning and problem solving point to medication interactions. Doctors can interpret the results in less than a minute. "You can just look at it and clearly see that it's clearly wrong or clearly right and you'll get a gestalt that they're not really doing well,” Dr. Sharre said.
Geneva took the test for us, answering nine out of 22 questions correctly. Missing just six questions is a red flag. "I could have done a lot better than that. I know that,” Geneva said. Dr. Scharre says Geneva has trouble with calculations, word finding, problem solving and memory. While about with Alzheimer's is frightening, Geneva will always remember who to call-on for help. "I don't ever forget my daughter's name,” Geneva said.
You can download this test at www.sagetest.osu.edu. While it's free, it should be administered by a doctor so they can interpret it correctly. Dr. Scharre says this test can not only detect memory problems early, but it can also calm the fears of people who think they're losing their memory. Bottom line, it's much cheaper than an MRI or other tests. Read more: wndu.com
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Eating a handful of berries a day could help declutter the mind and ward off the mental effects of ageing, experts believe. It is thought that strawberries, blueberries and other brightly coloured berries trigger a ‘housekeeper’ mechanism in the brain. Read more: dailymail.co.uk
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