Based at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Providence Cognitive Assessment Clinic offers clinical and brain imaging assessments of each client’s cognitive complaints (such as memory loss, concentration problems or changes in problem-solving abilities). Our team includes experts in neurology, neuroimaging, neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation. We provide diagnosis and treatment plans for early changes in cognition associated with aging and brain injury.

Providence Cognitive Assessment Clinic is actively engaged in clinical tirals to slow patient’s memory decline and maintain cognitive health. Treating more than 700 patients a year, Providence Cognitive Assessment Clinic cares for more patients with memory disorders than any other health system in Oregon.

News & Information

Walk with us to help save memories
Join our Providence Brain Institute team for the 2008 Portland Memory Walk on Sunday, Sept. 28. The 2-mile walk through downtown Portland raises awareness and funds to support local programs and services for those affected by Alzheimer's disease.

Television interview explores warning signs of memory loss
Is it dementia or simple forgetfulness? KPTV reporters interviewed Michael Mega, M.D., Ph.D., on the early symptoms of memory loss. Watch the interview here.

Can coffee prevent memory loss? Does Alzheimer's affect women more than men?
Memory expert Michael Mega, M.D., Ph.D., answers these questions and more in a radio interview on KXL. Listen as he discusses new theories and gives tips that can help you recognize early signs of memory loss conditions.

Learn about Alzheimer's disease and memory loss conditions
Our free online medical library offers information you can use on a wide range of topics. Check out these resources on memory loss conditions:

• Healthwise medical reference library:Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness
• Healthwise medical reference library:Dementia
• View images of brain scans showing normal brain tissue compared with tissue affected by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia.

Are you at risk?
Fill out this “Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)”. How to use this quiz: If any of the descriptions listed on the CDR quiz seem to fit you, give yourself the number of points assigned to that statement (for example, if you see "CDR 0.5" next to a statement that describes you, give yourself 0.5 points). If your total number of points for the quiz is equal to or greater than 1.5, there is cause for concern. Talk with your doctor about contacting Providence Cognitive Assessment Clinic for an evaluation.