Undiagnosed Dementia Much More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

River D'Almeida, Ph.D
The Reading Frame
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2 min readJul 6, 2021

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Researchers found 91 percent with symptoms haven’t been formally diagnosed

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An analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study has yielded a startling revelation: 91 percent of people experiencing symptoms of dementia have not had a formal medical diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease.

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River D'Almeida, Ph.D
The Reading Frame

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