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It was originally introduced in the screening for dementia, but has also found application in other situations, [3] such as hepatic encephalopathy. [4] References
Probably the best-known dementia screening test of this kind is the mini–mental state examination. A disadvantage of such tests is that they are affected by the person's level of education, familiarity with the dominant language and culture in their country, and level of intelligence before the onset of dementia. [1]
The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) is a cognitive test screening for dementia, in monitoring the disease progression, and in providing profiles of cognitive impairment by examining abilities on attention, concentration, orientation, short-term memory, long-term memory, language abilities, visual construction, list-generating fluency, abstraction, and judgment with score ranges ...
The new screener can serve as a conversation starter, Patel says, allowing providers an opportunity to encourage patients with diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, and/or high cholesterol to ...
Currently, there is no single test to help detect Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia that is characterized by memory loss, confusion, communication issues, and mood changes.
A Dementia Care Plan can include recommended treatments and therapies for dementia symptoms and other health conditions, safety recommendations, caregiving support, end-of-life planning, and more ...
A recently conducted study in Australia [8] found that the GPCOG in comparison to the MMSE and Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) [9] was best to rule out dementia in a multicultural cohort of 151 community-dwelling persons. [8] Its sensitivity was higher (98.1) as compared to MMSE and RUDAS (84.3 and 87.7, respectively).
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