Having A Parent With Dementia May Affect Memory In Midlife
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 21:35
in Psychology & Sociology
People who have parents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia perform less well on formal memory testing when compared to people of the same age whose parents never developed Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. This is true even in middle-aged persons who do not have a diagnosis of clinical stroke or dementia, according to a new study.