App-based cognitive tests found to be proficient at detecting frontotemporal dementia in those most at risk
A smartphone app could help detect a leading cause of early-onset dementia in people who are at high risk of developing it, data suggests.
Scientists have demonstrated that cognitive tests done via a smartphone app are at least as sensitive at detecting early signs of frontotemporal dementia in people with a genetic predisposition to the condition as medical evaluations performed in clinics.
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