CNN: New research suggests that doctors should pay closer attention to self-reported memory complaints from their older patients.
CNN: New research suggests that doctors should pay closer attention to self-reported memory complaints from their older patients.
Researchers watched 531 people over 10 years at the University of Kentucky. The participants were considered “cognitively intact” when they were enrolled. Each year, scientists asked them if they felt any changes in their memory since their last visit to the doctor’s office. They did autopsies on participants who died to see if their brains showed physical signs of dementia.
More than half the people enrolled in the study (55.7%) reported some memory complaints. Scientists found that those who reported struggling to remember things were more likely to have dementia down the road than those who did not report memory troubles. Mild cognitive impairment on average happened about 9.2 years after participants first noticed a problem.
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