ACE-VR: A Virtual Reality Assissted Dementia Screening Test

Abstract

Dementia is a syndrome - usually of a chronic or progressive nature - in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It aff ects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment.Cognitive screening tests are quick useful tools used to assess the condition of patients. The basic purpose of cognitive screening tests is to indicate likelihood of genuine cognitive impairment. Cognitive screening can be enhanced in virtual reality as all aspects of the environment can be controlled and replicated. Participants can be evaluated in an environment that better simulates the real world.