Dementia is expected to proliferate along with the super elderly. So health practitioners are focused on screening for it.

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways The Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS) uses sewing stitches to measure a person's ability to function in daily life.The ACLS helps identify if a ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Mild cognitive impairment, which occurs in about one in six individuals in the U.S., age 65 and older, remains substantially underdiagnosed, especially in disadvantaged populations.

Neuropsychological assessment, or cognitive testing, is the gold standard tool for measuring cognitive functions (or the “software” of the brain) such as memory, language, attention, visuospatial ...

The Psychosocial Standards of Care Project for Childhood Cancer guidelines highlight the need for systematic and interdisciplinary neurocognitive assessment that begins during treatment. This approach ...

Difficulties with neurocognitive function occur in up to 90% of patients with brain tumors at some point during the disease course and are a major detractor from overall quality of life. Screening ...