The utility of a brief memory screen in the diagnosis of mild memory impairment in the elderly: Preliminary study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 437-440

  Loewenstein, David A ^a,b,c   Acevedo, Amarilis ^b,c   Agron, Joscelyn ^b   Ownby, Raymond ^b   Barker, William ^a   Strauman, Sylvia ^a   Duara, Ranjan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Cognitive screening; Dementia; Memory; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FLORIDA BRIEF MEMORY SCREEN; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66549127762     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819d3784     Document Type: Article

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