A NEW test for dementia, used
by the pharmacy industry in drug
trials to detect cognitive change in
participants, has been launched as
a tool to detect subtle changes that
could signify early stage dementia.
Melbourne-based Cogstate’s
computerised test, involving a deck
of playing cards, was launched
in partnership with Merck as
‘Cognigram’.
The results of a study using
the tool, published in BMC
Psychology, correlated well with
measures of disease classification
and “are useful in identifying
memory impairment related to
mild cognitive impairment and
Alzheimer’s disease.”
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