Preparing Malaysia for Population Aging through the Advanced Memory and Cognitive Service in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Authors:   Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ab Razak Asrenee ,   Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Abdul Rahman Nabilah ,   Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohd Zulkifly Mohd Faizal ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Sapiai Nur Asma ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Radiology, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Phoa Picholas Kian Ann ,   Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohamed Mustafar Mohamed Faiz ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Abdul Halim Sanihah ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ismail Muhammad Ihfaz ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohd Nawi Siti Nurbaya ,   Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Ab Halim Ahmad Shahril ,   Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohamed Hatta Hasnetty Zuria ,   Rehabilitation Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, Abdullah Jafri Malin ,   Brain and Behaviour Cluster, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia,   Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
Published: November 2023

Improving healthcare and living conditions has led to an increase in life expectancies and challenges of population aging in Malaysia. The Advanced Memory and Cognitive Service builds on integrated healthcare among multidisciplinary specialists to provide holistic and patient-centred healthcare. The service treats older adults experiencing neurocognitive impairment as well as young individuals with complex neurocognitive disorders and thoroughly screens asymptomatic individuals at high risk of developing neurocognitive disorders. This early intervention strategy is a preventive effort in the hope of reducing disease burden and improving quality of life to prepare Malaysia for the forthcoming population aging.