THMC Mental Health & Innovation Centre
ADHD and Dementia Assessment
緻安精神健康醫療創新中心
Mental Health Clinic Specializing
in ADHD and Mood Disorders
for Children and Adults
Open as Usual on Saturday Afternoons
嚴重認知障礙症與輕度認知障礙症
Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
I am worried about my memory
I am 60 years old. I always forget people’s names. Only last week did I meet my neighbor. I knew exactly who he was but could not remember his name. It was so embarrassing. Is it going to get worse? Am I getting dementia?
How common is cognitive impairment?
According to World Health Organization statistics, in 2020, more than 55 million people worldwide suffered from cognitive impairment.
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) refers to a person, usually after the age of 55. There is more decline in memory, language or judgment than people of the same age.
What are the different types of dementia?
There are 4 types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease (most common), vascular dementia (after stroke), frontotemporal lobe dementia (age of onset around mid-50s) and Lewy body dementia with Parkinson's features. Other causes of dementia include metabolic or hormonal disturbance.
What will your doctor/psychiatrist do?
Your doctor/psychiatrist will conduct a detailed cognitive assessment. Your doctor may order blood tests or brain scans (e.g. MRI) after discussing with the patient. Recently, a local university developed blood tests for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Is there any medication to treat dementia?
Your doctor/psychiatrist can prescribe medications to reduce the progression of cognitive decline or dementia. The benefits include maintaining current function and delaying nursing home placement. These medications improve behavioral problems associated with dementia.
Existing Alzheimer’s medications are most effective at the early stage, and our clinic offers oral and intravenous treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Precision Diagnosis
Multi-Protein Screening Blood Tests
for Alzheimer’s disease
THMC Mental Health & Innovation Centre offers Multi-Protein Screening Blood Tests that detect Beta-amyloid and tau protein. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for approximately 60-70% of all dementia cases. Beta-amyloid and tau proteins accumulate in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s Disease 15 to 20 years before clinical symptoms of dementia. Our specialist in psychiatry will interpret the Multi-Protein Blood Test results with clinical assessment, cognitive assessment, as well as innovative and objective screening tests, including infrared brain scan and eye tracker test, to inform the client of the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. For high-risk group, they can go for further assessment tests including MRI and PET scan.
Existing Alzheimer’s medications are most effective at the early stage, and our clinic offers oral and intravenous treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.