Tests for Alzheimer’s disease include sanity tests, laboratory tests, imaging tests, genetic tests, etc. Prompt medical consultation is recommended when the disease is suspected.
Alzheimer’s disease refers to the deterioration of thinking, memory, language, and behavioral ability that occurs with age, including vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is usually referred to as Alzheimer’s disease.
1. Psychiatric examination: The examination for dementia includes the MMSE, Alzheimer’s Disease Cognitive Function Evaluation Scale, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Cognitive Ability Screening Scale, Dementia Behavioral Disorder Scale, Hamilton Depression Scale, and other psychiatric examinations, which are designed to evaluate the neurological functions such as memory function, language function, etc. The examination also includes a blood and urine test, a blood glucose test, a blood glucose test, and a blood glucose test.
2. Laboratory tests: blood, urine routine, blood biochemistry tests and other laboratory tests to check for the presence of underlying diseases.
3. Imaging examination: electroencephalogram (EEG) to check whether there are abnormalities in the rhythm and amplitude of brain waves. Imaging examination includes CT examination for the presence of brain atrophy and ventricular enlargement; cranial MRI examination for the presence of bilateral temporal lobe and hippocampal atrophy.
4. Genetic examination: Detection of dementia susceptibility genes can also assist in dementia testing, such as carrying the ApoE4 gene, then the incidence of dementia is relatively high.
If any of the above tests are abnormal, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to avoid delaying the disease.