KevinMD February 8, 2025
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen discusses his KevinMD article, “A wake-up call for dementia detection: the urgent need for precision tools across health care.” Adrian highlights the alarming rate of dementia diagnoses worldwide and examines the shortcomings of outdated detection tools like MMSE, SLUMS, and MoCA. He emphasizes the need for innovative, digitally-enabled cognitive assessment tools to ensure early and accurate diagnoses. The conversation explores actionable strategies to integrate advanced neuroscience into primary care, aiming to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes.
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Kevin Pho: Hi, and welcome to the show. Subscribe at KevinMD.com/podcast. Today we welcome Adrian Owen. He’s a neuroscientist, and today’s KevinMD article is “A wake up call for dementia detection, the urgent need for precision tools...
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