Diagnosis
Patients of dementia can be diagnosed through medical history and physical examination (such as blood test, CT scan of the brain and MRI). Moreover, medical workers will also conduct examination on the mental state of patients.
Medical workers will perform a series of tests to examine whether there is any risk of dementia or development into worse conditions, which include:
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