Dementia Misdiagnosis – 老年痴呆/失智症错误诊断

Preliminary research on misdiagnoses / 关于误诊的初步研究

Steven Reinberg. (27 Jul 2016). 1 in 5 Alzheimer’s cases may be misdiagnosed. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alzheimers-cases-misdiagnosed-men-women/. CBS News, United States.

• <Translation with minor modifications / 微修改译文> Steven Reinberg. (7月26日 2016). 错误诊断阿尔茨海默病 (老年痴呆 / 失智症的一类) 可能性或许高达20%. CBS新闻, 美国.

Pensioner wrongly diagnosed with dementia sells house. (14 Oct 2014). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/elder/11161698/Pensioner-wrongly-diagnosed-with-dementia-sells-house.html. The Telegraph. UK.

• <Translation / 译文> 退休人士被误诊得有失智症结果出售房子. (10月14日2014). The Telegraph 报社, 英国.

Frail pensioner Winnie Hill sold Plymouth home so she could move into specialist care home before doctors revealed diagnosis was wrong… The second doctor diagnosed Winnie with mild cognitive impairment – a less serious condition brought on by stress or depression. Crucially, patients can make a full recovery and it only leads to dementia in rare cases. Experts say the condition can be mistaken for dementia because there are no definitive clinical tests for the disease… A spokeswoman for NHS England said misdiagnosis rates are not recorded.

• <Translation of main points / 要点译文> 英国退休人士 Winnie Hill (女士) 病情最初被误诊为阿尔茨海默病. 而第二位医生正确诊断Hill女士得有轻度认知缺损 (mild cognitive impairment).  专家指误诊是因为缺乏彻底可靠的临床测试.

References – Notes / 参考资料 – 相关记录

1. The Memory Treasure Game (training) / 记忆夺宝 (长者记忆训练课程). (no date). http://www.ellcentre.org.hk/en/training.asp. The Hong Kong Chinese Women’s Club, Hong Kong. [Chinese version 中文版 – http://www.ellcentre.org.hk/gb/training.asp]
2. Mild cognitive impairment / 轻度认知缺损. (no date). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/mild-cognitive-impairment. Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. UK.
3. There is an unclear relationship between MCI and dementia. 轻度认知缺损和失智症的关系并不明确. See Majorie Chew. Is it normal to be so forgetful? / 如此健忘正常吗? https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2016/08/12/is-your-memory-slipping. The Star/Asian News Network, Malaysia / 马来西亚.
4. Dementia Diagnosis (https://chenweilun2014.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/dementia-diagnosis/)