Utility of the Malayalam translation of the 7- minute screen for Alzheimer's disease risk in an Indian community.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is suspected to be currently under-diagnosed in India, thus the need for a brief, effective screening test for the condition.

Aims: We aimed to test the Malayalam translation of the 7-Minute Screen (7MS) for detecting those at high risk for AD and to report on the subscores used to derive the Alzheimer's risk score.

Setting And Design: This study was performed in Kerala State amongst young university students and elders in residential care homes.