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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index - ANU tool


The Australian National University has published a tool aimed at assessing individual exposure to risk factors known to be associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in late-life.
The ANU-ADRI (Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index) is an evidence-based, validated, tool which provides a systematic individualised assessment, useful for people who wish to know their risk profile and how they can reduce their risk. It may also be useful to clinicians who would like their patients to record their current risk profile for discussion at their next medical appointment.  
This ANU website links to the test, which takes about twenty minutes to complete.  There is also useful current facts and figures related to Alzheimer's and dementia in general.

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