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BÉLISLE, ERIC

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MEDICAL screening, LONG-term memory, SHORT-term memory, DIAGNOSTIC errors, ALZHEIMER'S disease diagnosis
Abstract

The article focuses on the efficacy of online brain tests. It relates the case of younger man who turned to Cogniciti, a company which offers online brain tests, to took the online examination offered by the company to determine whether his short- and long-term memory falls within the normal range. It discusses the book "The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging," by Margaret Lock, which reveals that experts misdiagnosed late-onset Alzheimer's as often as 30%.

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2014

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