By pairing AI and EEG tests, the team at the Mayo Clinic Neurology AI Program was able to identify specific types of dementia sooner than they would have with human analysis.
As dementia becomes more widespread, Mayo Clinic researchers believe that artificial intelligence is the key to enabling earlier and faster diagnoses. By pairing AI and EEG tests, the team at the Mayo Clinic Neurology AI Program in Rochester, Minnesota, was able to identify specific types of dementia sooner than they would have through human analysis.
The clinic performs thousands of EEGs each year to evaluate patients with neurological problems. It’s been known for some time that brain wave patterns change in patients with dementia or cognitive problems caused by Alzheimer's disease or Lewy body disease, Jones said in a phone interview with Fox News Digital. 'However, it takes a lot of specialized analysis, expertise and manual labor to extract that information, so Alzheimer's and dementia are not routinely assessed on EEG.
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