The Memory Clinic--outpatient assessment when dementia is suspected

Anne Brækhus; Ingun Ulstein; Torgeir Bruun Wyller; Knut Engedal

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.11.0786

The Memory Clinic--outpatient assessment when dementia is suspected

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2011 Nov 15;131(22):2254-7. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0786.

[Article in English, Norwegian]

Authors

Anne Brækhus¹, Ingun Ulstein, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Knut Engedal

Affiliation

¹ Nevrologisk avdeling, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål. anne.braekhus@ous-hf.no

PMID: 22085955
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0786

Abstract

The patients who are assessed at Oslo University Hospital's Memory Clinic are young--half of them are under 65 years of age. Most are suffering from mild cognitive impairment or dementia at a very early phase while others come to get a second opinion. The assessment takes 2 - 3 hours and is conducted by a doctor and a nurse. It includes a clinical investigation, cognitive testing, an MRI scan with measurement of the medial temporal lobes, a lumbar puncture and single-photon-emission tomography (SPECT of the brain).

MeSH terms

Aged
Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
Dementia / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Memory Disorders / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Norway
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / organization & administration
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon