How Early Memory Loss Shows Up in Everyday Speech
Conversational cues may arise sooner than other signs of mental decline.
By Lisa Esposito, Staff Writer | Aug. 11, 2017, at 10:04 a.m.
When retrieving words takes longer and longer, or someone can't retrieve words at all, that's significant. (Getty Images)
If your memory seems OK but your speech is slipping – you can find the car keys but not always your words – should you be concerned? Possibly so, according to a new study. Among a group of adults in late middle age who were functioning fine in their day-to-day lives, those whose conversational patterns declined most during a two-year period were more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.
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