Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study finds

App-based cognitive tests found to be proficient at detecting frontotemporal dementia in those most at riskA smartphone app could help detect a leading cause of early-onset dementia in people who are at high risk of developing it, data suggests.Scientists have demonstrated that cognitive tests done via a smartphone app are at least as sensitive at detecting early signsof frontotemporal dementia in people with a genetic predisposition to the condition as medical evaluations performed in clinics.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Dementia Apps Smartphones Health Technology Society Mental health Science Medical research Neuroscience Source Type: news