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Brief Self-Exam Helps Detect Cognitive Impairment in Community Settings

A 10- to 15-minute self-administered cognitive examination may be an important tool in detecting cases of mild cognitive impairment in community settings such as health fairs or senior centers, providing a tool for proactively identifying individuals who show early signs of cognitive decline. In a study published in APA's Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences led by Douglas Scharre, M.D., director of the Division of Cognitive Neurology at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, researchers evaluated the functionality of the Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination (SAGE) given at 45 community events of...

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