Browsing Dementia by Subject "Memory"

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Are PROMs just for patients? Piloting the Long-Term Conditions Questionnaire for use with patients and carers in memory clinic settings

McShane, Rupert; Cundell, Maureen (2020-05)

Background & Aims The Long-Term Conditions Questionnaire (LTCQ) was developed for assessing the overall impact of long-term health conditions (LTCs) on quality of life. Enhancing quality of life for people affected by ...
Patient attitudes towards remote memory clinic assessment

Blane, Jasmine; O'Donoghue, M Clare; Craig, Emma; Raymont, Vanessa; Mackay, Clare; Martos, Lola (2021-12)

Background: Due to demand on UK memory clinic services, most patients have limited consultant interaction before diagnosis/discharge. Technology offers an opportunity for remote assessment, from telephone/video-based ...
Short-term memory advantage for brief durations in human APOE ε4 carriers

External author(s) only (2020-06)

The Apolipoprotein-E (APOE) ε4 gene allele, the highest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, has paradoxically been well preserved in the human population. One possible explanation offered by evolutionary ...