According to a new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge, detect dementia In a patient’s body nearly 10 years before diagnosis.
This finding has made it possible to screen at-risk patients who are eligible for early treatment to reduce their risk of dementia. In addition, new treatments may become more widely available. clinical trials.
This study was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Researchers used information from the UK Biobank database to look for deficits associated with dementia, such as problem-solving and number recall.
In a statement to Bloomberg, study author Noru Swadiudipong said, “Looking back at the patient’s medical history, it showed some cognitive impairment years before symptoms became apparent and prompted a diagnosis. It became clear,” he said.
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have found that people with dementia often show signs of poor cognitive function and physical health years before they are diagnosed.
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“The impairment was often subtle, but it spanned many facets of cognition,” Swaddiwudhipon added. “This is to screen people at greatest risk, for example those over 50, those with high blood pressure, or those who don’t exercise enough, so that we can intervene earlier to reduce risk. One step.”
The database used by the Cambridge researchers also included information on memory, reaction time, grip strength, weight loss, and number of falls. Therefore, researchers were able to determine whether there were signs of dementia based on when the data were first collected. This is about 5-9 years before diagnosis.
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Some of the trends and signs researchers have found are: develop Alzheimer’s disease They were more likely to fall within 12 months of full diagnosis.
In addition, patients who developed this disease had problems with problem-solving, reaction time, prospective memory, and pair-matching. For all conditions analyzed by scientists, worsening health conditions were consistently reported, sometimes years before diagnosis.
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