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Newswise — The news in brief:
- More women and fewer men may receive a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) when memory tests are sex-specific.
- The findings, published in Neurology, revealed that using sex-specific scores may change the diagnosis for 20% of those currently diagnosed with MCI.
- If the findings are confirmed, they have vital implications in the diagnosis of MCI in men and women and could change the process of testing for signs of dementia.
STONY BROOK, NY, October 10, 2019 – Using sex-specific scores on memory tests may change the diagnosis for 20 percent of those currently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), with possibly more women and fewer men being diagnosed with MCI, according to a new…
