New report finds few seniors are getting their thinking and memory abilities regularly tested during check-ups.
FILE - In a May 19, 2015 file photo, R. Scott Turner, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Memory Disorder Center at Georgetown University Hospital, points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Allheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington.
But doctors aren’t required to conduct a specific test, and there’s little data on how often they perform these cognitive snapshots. Even though many older adults say they’ve noticed changes in their mental abilities, “the majority of the time seniors are waiting for the physician to bring it up,” said Alzheimer’s Association chief program officer Joanne Pike.About 50 million people worldwide have dementia, and Alzheimer’s is the most common type, affecting 5.8 million people in the U.S. The disease takes root in the brain decades before symptoms appear.
Some written tests excel at spotting subtle problems, but they’re too simplistic to rule out trouble in high-functioning people. Nor does a poor score mean there’s really a problem, just that more sophisticated testing is required.Medical guidelines don’t say everyone needs a formal assessment with those memory quizzes, cautioned Dr. Sumi Sexton of Georgetown University’s School of Medicine and editor of the journal American Family Physician, who wasn’t involved with the survey.
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