Brain health clinics - An evolving clinical pathway?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dementia clinics traditionally focus on diagnosis and post-diagnostic care. Awareness is increasing that attention to risk factors and their prevention also forms a key part of dementia management.

Objectives

To describe our Bristol Brain Health clinic including 1) Clinical pathway 2) Patient population 3) Patient experience 4) Evaluation in line with published gold standards.

Design/ setting

Observational, (longitudinal/retrospective) clinical cohort study of patients attending the North Bristol NHS Trust's Brain Health Service.

Participants

One-hundred and ten patients with mild cognitive disorders attending clinic between 2017- 2023.

Measurements

We collected data from medical records including clinical assessments, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF

SUBMITTER: Butters AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature