Six questions that could show if you're at risk of dementia: How to cut your risk. How to cope if it strikes. And a simple test to help spot it early :
Here we reproduce the test, with the caveat that you should always see your GP with any concerns.
Ask someone to put these questions to you and then score each answer to give a possible total out of 28.
1. WHAT YEAR IS IT?
(score 0 if you answer correctly, 4 if incorrect )
2. WHAT MONTH IS IT?
(correct: 0; incorrect: 3)
At this point in the test, a name and address is given and the person is asked to remember it. It should have five components, for example: Peter Smith, 56 High Street, Luton.
3. WITHOUT LOOKING AT A CLOCK, WHAT TIME IS IT TO THE NEAREST HOUR?
(correct 0; incorrect 3)
4. COUNT BACK FROM 20 TO 1
(correct 0; error 2; more than one error, 4)
5.SAY THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR IN REVERSE ORDER
(correct 0; one error 2; two or more errors 4)
6.TELL ME THE NAME AND ADDRESS I GAVE YOU EARLIER
(correct: 0; one error: 2; two errors: 4; three errors: 6; four errors: 8; all wrong: 10)
Score
0-7 No sign of memory problems.
8-9 Some evidence of memory problems — see your GP.
10-28 High evidence of memory impairment that needs further investigation.
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