Updated guidance on vascular cognitive impairment emphasizes executive function and processing speed, endorses brief, ...

A cognitive test is a required part of the Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). This can be a valuable tool in discovering specific cognitive health conditions early, like dementia and Alzheimer’s ...

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes changes in your thinking and memory that interfere with your daily activities. The Cognitive Disorders Clinic at University of Utah Health is the most ...

More than 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. That number is expected to double by 2060. Most people remain undiagnosed until later stages of the ...

Screening for cognitive impairment and referring people for outpatient cognitive evaluation in the emergency department is feasible due to the high percentage of patients who are ultimately diagnosed ...

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 ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at an increased risk of cognitive impairment, with a notably higher likelihood of developing non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment.