A standardised test that can now be used in the seven main languages in India will support the diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment.
Researchers have adapted the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination (ACE-III), a well-known screening instrument for dementia detection/diagnosis, to be used in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Tamil and Indian English.
The work was carried out by the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK and in India at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru; Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad; Shree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology…
