Test Your Memory
There is a new test out for Alzheimer’s self exams. It’s quicker, and more effective than previously available tests.The TYM, (test your memory), exam can detect early onset Alzheimer’s in approximately five minutes. The exam goes over several basic skills, including the ability to copy a sentence, basic math, recall, and an understanding of how two things relate. Incredibly, in a clinical trial this exam indentified 93% of early onset Alzheimer’s patients. Links to the TYM, and comparable tests are provided.
“An estimated 24 million people throughout the world have dementia and the number affected will double every 20 years. Early diagnosis is crucial to effective treatment, but there is no available short cognitive test that is quick to use, examines various skills, and is sensitive to Alzheimer's disease.
So researchers at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge designed and evaluated a new cognitive test, the TYM ("test your memory"), in the detection of Alzheimer's disease. The TYM is a series of 10 tasks including ability to copy a sentence, semantic knowledge, calculation, verbal fluency and recall ability.”
AlzCare provides caring treatment for Alzheimer’s patients in Texas.
