The Detection of Early Dementia With the Digital Game Memory

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02041728

S54845

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators are going to test if it is possible to detect early dementia with the digital game "memory". The investigators are going to test 15 healthy people and 15 patients with early dementia.

The test consists of playing the game "memory" several times. While playing, several parameters are stored.

The investigators are going to test if any correlation can be found between these parameters and the cognitive state of the person as tested by the Mini-Mental status examination.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy 75-plusser
• 75-plusser with early dementia

Exclusion criteria

• younger than 75
• patient with other cognitive impairments than dementia