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The modified version, which includes inhalation injuries, is more accurate than the original method, although neither method is as accurate as more complex calculated scores using advanced computer modelling. [1] The Baux score has been shown to be effective in predicting outcome in 87% of presenting patients aged 60 and above. [5]
The Self-administered Gerocognitive Examination is a brief cognitive assessment instrument for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia, created by Douglas Scharre, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. A digital version exists. [1]
It was originally introduced in the screening for dementia, but has also found application in other situations, [3] such as hepatic encephalopathy. [ 4 ] References
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In community samples, cutoff scores for likely dementia have ranged from 3.3 and above to 3.6 and above, while in patient samples the cutoff scores have ranged from 3.4 and above to 4.0 and above. [3] To improve the detection of dementia, the IQCODE can be used in combination with the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Among adults who were younger than 50 upon enrollment, every five-point positive difference in their score was associated with a 59% lower risk of developing dementia and a 48% lower risk of ...
The higher a participant’s score, the lower their risk of brain disease. Up to one-third or more of people older than 60 experience late-life depression, the risk of which can be influenced by ...
The current version of the questionnaire is the Cambridge Behavioural Inventory-Revised (CBI-R). It was developed as a shorter, more user-friendly version of the original CBI. The CBI was developed to assess a wide range of affective, behavioural and cognitive symptoms in patients with neurodegenerative brain diseases.