Diagnosis of dementia in the elderly with PTSD

Some of the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remind of the symptoms of early development of dementia. This can make it difficult with an assessment tool to clearly see if a person diagnosed with PTSD has started to develop dementia.

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Is there scientific evidence for any assessment tool that can identify development of dementia in the elderly with PTSD?

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Nathalie Peira and Sally Saad at SBU.

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