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February 13th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) — Routine screening at primary care
clinics led to a two- to threefold increase in diagnoses of brain-function
impairments such as dementia in older veterans, researchers say.
The new study included more than 8,000 U.S. veterans aged 70 and older
who agreed to undergo a brief screening during a routine visit to a VA
primary care clinic. None of the veterans showed signs of memory loss.
Of the 2,081 (26 percent) who failed the screening, 580 (28 percent)
agreed to further evaluation. Of those, 93 percent were found to have
brain-function impairment, including 75 percent with dementia.
This type of mental decline, known as “cognitive” impairment, causes a
reduction in skills such as memory, learning and thinking beyond what’s
expected with normal aging.
The researchers noted that 118 patients who passed the initial
screening requested further evaluation, and 87 percent were found to have
some mental decline, including 70 percent with dementia.
The study is published in the February issue of the Journal of the
American Geriatrics Society.
“Our study demonstrates that proactive strategies such as routine
screening are well-accepted and effective in diagnosing cognitive
impairment, and that primary care providers value the diagnostic and
management services involved,” noted study leader Dr. J. Riley McCarten,
of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and the University of Minnesota,
in a journal news release.
“This project has implications for strategies that seek to improve care
and contain costs in dementia,” McCarten added.
The study findings contradict the current standard recommendations by
the American College of Physicians, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force,
and Alzheimer’s Association. They discourage routine screening for
dementia on all older patients at a certain age. Screening is only
recommended if a patient sees a doctor about some type of problem that
could be due to dementia.
More information
The Alzheimer’s Association offers an overview of mild cognitive impairment.
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