The doctor administers those tests and enters values into the app and, at the end of the examination, the app will produce a percentage probability of the patient developing dementia. "We realize very very late that the people are developing dementia," Pakzad said. Because first of all there is no early diagnostic of dementia, people are complaining and waiting and waiting and waiting. "Fifty per cent of dementia cases are linked to stroke and cardiovascular disease," Sen said. "Depression and thyroid disease and infection can produce similar symptoms to dementia," Sen said.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2018 10:52 UTC