Dementia & Families: A Balancing Act

"My Memory Has Changed. Now What?"


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Your memory feels different, but your cognitive tests are normal. So now what? In this episode, Kelly explores what Subjective Cognitive Decline really means, why it happens and how it's different from Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Finally, she explains why normal cognitive test results don't always end the conversation.

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Resources

THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBJECT COGNITIVE DECLINE

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7062546/

SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE DECLINE: A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE

https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-aging-data/media/pdfs/subjective-cognitive-decline-508.pdf

MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia/related_conditions/mild-cognitive-impairment?utm_source=google-grant&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=google_grant&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1073831728&gbraid=0AAAAAD14_Nhi5s2Nr6FfrmNmjHxNvG30P&gclid=CjwKCAjw6rfSBhAqEiwA_yocpr6yPdFAyE1Hdon6k2j9JEtzM91efnNKvu-OAQ0H64U-JD_tnBYN_BoCFFkQAvD_BwE

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Dementia & Families: A Balancing ActBy Kelly A Bertenshaw, MA CCC SLP ECDCS