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Home-Based Screening Tool Developed for Dementia

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(Psych Central News) Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a tool that allows people to screen themselves for early signs of dementia. The home-based computer software is patterned after the paper-and-pencil Clock Drawing Test, one of the most commonly used screening exams for cognitive impairment, according to the Georgia Tech researchers. The ClockMe System helps identify [...]

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