Hope for more accurate diagnosis of memory problems

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

More accurate tests could be created to diagnose diseases such as Alzheimer's or memory problems stemming from head injuries, leading to earlier intervention, according to new findings from researchers. The research involved investigating the components of memory using a combination of tests and neuroimaging -- a method that could be used to create a diagnostic tool for distinguishing between different types of dementia, memory damage from stroke or forms of amnesia caused by head trauma.

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