A comparison of screening tools for the assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Preliminary findings

Neurocase

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-351

  Ahmed, Samrah ^a   de Jager, Celeste ^a   Wilcock, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diagnosis; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION REVISED; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ADMINISTERED NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SCREEN FOR MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84864675735     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2011.608365     Document Type: Article

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