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Nina Massey, PA & Jacob Rawley

Simple memory test may predict early dementia risk years before symptoms appear

A memory test may be able to predict decline in memory years before symptoms of conditions such as Alzheimer's begin to present, a study suggests.

Memory decline - or cognitive impairment - can be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, and subsequently dementia.

A new study found that a two-phase test involving cards with drawings of items on them could be useful in predicting memory decline.

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