One easy but effective instrument to spot these early warning signals is the 5 word memory test. Early dementia diagnosis made possible by instruments like the 5 Word Memory Test has several ...

doctors in busy surgeries and clinics have little time to test the cognitive ... from 139 patients attending a memory clinic who had been diagnosed with dementia or mild memory impairment.

A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday - everyone has occasional memory ... signs of dementia down to old age - rather than the condition itself - but a simple test could help ...