Doctors can now reduce the process of testing for dementia from three years to 10 minutes.
Cantab, a new
Cantab is available in 20 language, with options to encrypt test results for printing or including in a patient’s file.
The company warns that Cantab is only meant to aid preliminary diagnosis and is not a comprehensive recommendation. The test tracks scores for both mood and functional impairment, which give doctors a better idea of how to proceed with screening and treatment.
Cambridge Cognition is only distributing the app to registered healthcare professionals in the UK, since it is not yet designed for public use. Currently, 10 different practices in the UK use the app.