If you drive like that, it could be a sign of first Alzheimer, the study says
If you are concerned about cognitive decline, keep an eye on that when you are driving.
As you get older, your conduct capabilities are required to change. Maybe your vision may not be what it was once your stiff muscles make it difficult to feel fully comfortable behind the wheel. But while a lightChange your driving Is normal as you get older, there are some changes that could be red flags that something more serious happens. A recent study from the University of Toronto found that there were two things that people tend to do in driving that can beEarly Indicators of Alzheimer. To see what you should look for the next time you go for a reader, read it.
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Driving more slowly and making more gross changes could be early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
The study, which was published on June 14 in the journalAlzheimer's research and therapy, used a GPS device to follow the driving habits of 139 participants over 65 years. About half of the participants-64, to be precise-hadAlzheimer very early or "preclinical", while the other 75 participants did not do it. The differences that the GPS listed between the two groups showed that some distinct habits could be anticipated Alzheimer's anticipated indicators: driving more slowly and making more steep changes during the road.
Traveling less at night and driving less in general can also be early signs of Alzheimer.
The study also revealed that people with preclinical or early Alzheimer's disease also traveled less at night and have led less miles overall. The places of people with preclinical Alzheimer's trips have also changed. According to the study, they visited a range of locations more limited and glued to a fewer channels to get there.
It's probably because people with a cognitive decrease tend to haveDifficulty following directions and often get lost.Laura Phipps, PHD, from Alzheimer's research UKK, which has not been involved in the study, told the BBC that the results are "really interesting" and align with the fact that family members of A person who was then diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.Note changes in their driving habits. "What they will tell us is one of the first symptoms or signs they have noticed is that their expensive being started ... getting lost," Phipps said.
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These driving changes can predict the likelihood of someone's Alzheimer's development with more than 80% precision.
The researchers at the University of Toronto used GPS data to create a model that could be used to predict a person's probability of developing an Alzheimer's disease with an accuracy of 82%. When it also takes into account the age of the person, the model predicts preclinical Alzheimer's disease with an accuracy of 88%.
"How people move in their daily environments, going from the places they visit to the way they drive, can tell us a lot about their health," the main author of the study,Sayeh Bayat, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto, told the BBC. "Use of these very rare indicators ... You can really, with great confidence, determine if a person has preclinical Alzheimer's disease or not."
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Previous research has found another driving habit that has been linked to dementia.
Another study on the University of Columbia University of the University of Columbia, published in the medical newspaperGeriatricsIn April, found that theNumber of times someone hard brakes While driving is another reliableEarly indicator of dementia. These researchers have installed recording devices in cars of 2,977 participants aged 65 to 79 years. When they started registering in August 2015, none of the participants had a medical history of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or other degenerative medical conditions.
During the four-year study, however, 33 participants were diagnosed with light cognitive impairment and 31 were diagnosed with dementia. Looking at their driving habits, researchers determined that age was the most predictive of slight cognitive impairment and cognitive dementia, but behind this risk factor was the duration of driving trips and the number of events. Hardly hard braking and acceleration, similar to the University of Toronto Study Findings.
"Driving is a complex task involving dynamic cognitive processes and requiring critical cognitive functions and perceptual motor skills," the main author of the studyGuohua Li, MD, RDPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Anesthesiology in Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Viterelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said in a statement. "Our study indicates that Naturalistic driving behaviors Can be used as comprehensive and reliable markers for light cognitive impairment and dementia. "
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