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What Are The Symptoms Of Dementia?
Question: I scored low on the 3 object 3 shapes test (tested myself) but highly on the ravlt (95th percentile). The ravlt is supposed to be the harder of these tests though so it seems strange that i scored high on the harder test. Should I be worried about dementia?
Brief Answer:
You should not be worried about dementia.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again! Thank you for returning to HealthcareMagic for your health related issues.
As you say yourself the fact that you scored better on what should be the harder tests does make the 3 object 3 shapes test value questionable.
You should understand that these are subjective tests. They are not like a lab test where we measure a precise value, or imaging test where we see the body tissue with our own eyes. They are developed by individuals in different centers and remain suggested attempts to quantify a very subjective field like cognition, actually not all of them are used and accepted in every center.
Also they are affected by accompanied issues such as depression and anxiety which can falsely alter the scores.
They also have no meaning if there is no alteration in your daily functioning, if higher mental functions are affected they would impair your memory, judgment, speech, executive functions.
Of course there is the fact that you do not develop dementia at 22 but I suppose you know that after all the questions and research you seem to have done (which in itself is a proof you do not have dementia, or developing it).
You should not be worried about dementia.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again! Thank you for returning to HealthcareMagic for your health related issues.
As you say yourself the fact that you scored better on what should be the harder tests does make the 3 object 3 shapes test value questionable.
You should understand that these are subjective tests. They are not like a lab test where we measure a precise value, or imaging test where we see the body tissue with our own eyes. They are developed by individuals in different centers and remain suggested attempts to quantify a very subjective field like cognition, actually not all of them are used and accepted in every center.
Also they are affected by accompanied issues such as depression and anxiety which can falsely alter the scores.
They also have no meaning if there is no alteration in your daily functioning, if higher mental functions are affected they would impair your memory, judgment, speech, executive functions.
Of course there is the fact that you do not develop dementia at 22 but I suppose you know that after all the questions and research you seem to have done (which in itself is a proof you do not have dementia, or developing it).
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