Resource and Research Memory Center
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Activities
TasksThe Resource and Research Memory Centers are national structures, labeled by the Regional Health Agencies, located in University Hospital Centers. There are currently 28 CMRRs in France, an average of one per region.
Their missions consist in ensuring, in the field of Alzheimer's disease and related diseases, the coordination and organization of teaching, research and care in consultation with the “Memory Consultations” of the region.
Alzheimer's disease, common among the elderly, affects nearly 1.2 million people in France and 230,000 new patients are identified each year.
The CMRR of Caen Lower Normandy
At Caen University Hospital, the structure was created in 2005 , but relied on a “Memory Consultation” identified and labeled since 2002. Its specificity is based on close collaboration between care and research through the INSERM U1077 . With the CEP , the CMRR was labeled CCMR Rare or Early Dementia in 2024.
Every year, the CMRR welcomes 800 patients , the number of medical consultations exceeds 1400 and about 800 neuropsychological consultations are carried out.
The primary mission of the CMRR of Caen is to ensure the “ Memory Consultation ” of the population basin of Caen and its agglomeration.
In parallel with this activity, the center carries out other actions:
- regional coordination of the 13 “Memory Consultations” of public hospitals in Basse-Normandie (meetings, medical staff, medical training, etc.) ;
- Memory consultation of public hospitals in Basse-Normandie
- referral diagnosis for certain rare diseases or complex situations;
- university education (Masters and University Diploma in neuropsychology) and continuing education for doctors, neuropsychologists, speech therapists;
- research, within the framework of the INSERM * – EPHE* / University of Caen Basse-Normandie U1077 – “Neuropsychology and imagery of human memory” unit
The CMRR of Caen relies on a multidisciplinary team made up of 8 hospital practitioners (4 neurologists, 3 geriatricians and 1 psychiatrist), 3 psychologists, 2 speech therapists, 1 social worker.
The Memory ConsultationIt is open to all adults with memory problems or related disorders that may seem unusual or worrying.
Access can be direct but it is preferable that it be done at the request of the attending physician or another specialist. Consultations are provided by medical specialists, neurologists, geriatricians or psychiatrists. They decide for each patient if additional explorations are necessary: brain imaging, biological examinations, etc.
Among the additional explorations , neuropsychological or speech therapy tests hold an important place. Lasting one to two hours, they are provided by highly qualified neuropsychologists and speech therapists who can thus determine whether certain intellectual functions (memory, language, writing, visuo-spatial functions, gestures, etc.) are disturbed or preserved.
In collaboration with the medical specialist, they contribute to the diagnosis, follow-up and organization of the management of each patient. Cognitive stimulation sessions can be offered to resident patients at the Center for the Elderly · La Charité at CHU Caen Normandie.
In case of need or problems related to administrative procedures, families can benefit from the advice of a social worker.
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