Still subjective but better than nothing. Make sure before you leave the hospital you take this type of test to provide a baseline for your 33% chance of getting dementia.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/applications/3454862/surrey-gps-use-ipad-dementia-detection-system/
Surrey GP practices are rolling out an iPad-based patient memory assessment system to quickly spot signs of dementia.
The Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is
promoting the use of the CANTABmobile system to help improve dementia
diagnosis rates.
CANTABmobile enables GPs to test a patient’s episodic memory through
an easy to use ten-minute cognitive assessment. Of the 21 GP practices
in the Guildford and Waverley region, 19 have been provided with iPads
and the software to assess patients who have concerns about their memory
loss.
The app is based on tests that have previously only been available to
pharmaceutical companies and academia for specialist trials and
research. The CANTABmobile medical software has been developed by
Cambridge Cognition, a British developer of neuropsychological tests
born out of research at Cambridge University.
More at link.
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