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  2. Serial sevens - Wikipedia

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    Serial sevens (or, more generally, the descending subtraction task; DST), where a patient counts down from one hundred by sevens, is a clinical test used to test cognition; for example, to help assess mental status after possible head injury, in suspected cases of dementia or to show sleep inertia.

  3. Mini–mental state examination - Wikipedia

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    The mini–mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a 30-point questionnaire that is used extensively in clinical and research settings to measure cognitive impairment. [1] [2] It is commonly used in medicine and allied health to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity and progression of cognitive impairment and ...

  4. Mental status examination - Wikipedia

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    The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical assessment process in neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological functioning at a given point in time, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight, and ...

  5. Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam - Wikipedia

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    The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Exam is a brief screening assessment used to detect cognitive impairment. [1] It was developed in 2006 at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine, in affiliation with a Veterans' Affairs medical center . [ 2 ]

  6. New test may tell who is prone to side effects from Alzheimer ...

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    Researchers have discovered that people who carry the APOE-e4 gene may be at a higher risk of developing a negative reaction to anti-amyloid drugs for Alzheimer's.

  7. Baclofen - Wikipedia

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    Baclofen, sold under the brand name Lioresal among others, is a medication used to treat muscle spasticity, such as from a spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. [8] [9] It may also be used for hiccups and muscle spasms near the end of life, [9] and off-label to treat alcohol use disorder [10] [11] or opioid withdrawal symptoms. [12]

  8. List of long term side effects of antipsychotics - Wikipedia

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    This article needs more reliable medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources, specifically: Unsourced list of side effects, needs references. Please review the contents of the article and add the appropriate references if you can. Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged and removed

  9. Mild cognitive impairment - Wikipedia

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    Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a diagnosis that reflects an intermediate stage of cognitive impairment that is often, but not always, a transitional phase from cognitive changes in normal aging to those typically found in dementia, [1] especially dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's dementia). [2]