Autor(es): de Mendonça, Alexandre ; Frederico Simões do Couto ; Manuela Guerreiro ; Rui Alves ; João Garcia
Data: 2026
Origem: Jornal da Sociedade das Ciências Médicas de Lisboa
Assunto(s): Memory Clinic; Mild Cognitive Impairment; History of Medicine; Portugal
Memory Clinics have first appeared in the 1980s, in the United States of America and in the United Kingdom, focusing on early stages of cognitive decline. The first memory clinic in Portugal was officially founded on the 4th October 2001, in Lisbon. Since then, MemoClínica followed a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cognitive complaints, keeping up with scientific advances and novel technologies in the field. Participation in research has also been a priority of MemoClínica. The perspectives and challenges that Memory Clinics will possibly face in the near future are briefly discussed.
