Concerns about dementia

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Patients often feel concerned that their symptoms are due to early stages of dementia.
Women should be reassured that unless they have a family history of early onset dementia, dementia at midlife is very rare, affecting 293.1 per 100,000 women globally.
For patient information leaflet on brain fog and memory difficulties, see IMS leaflet. This leaflet can be helpful and reassuring for patients to read.

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If there are concerns about dementia, for example due to a family history of early dementia, consider undertaking a 6-CIT score.
For more information, refer to NICE CKS guidance.

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