Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Early dementia screening 'may do more harm than good'

Political efforts from the UK and US to screen older people for early signs of dementia could lead to unnecessary investigation and potentially harmful treatment for an "inevitable consequence of aging," according to an analysis published in BMJ. Recent government policy directives have called for regular screening of older people to test for mild cognitive impairment, also known as pre-dementia ...

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