The mini-mental state examination (MMSE): An update on its diagnostic validity for cognitive disorders

Cognitive Screening Instruments: A Practical Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 15-46

  Mitchell, Alex J ^a,b  

^a Leicestershire Partnership Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical utility; Delirium; Dementia; Diagnostic accuracy; Mild cognitive impairment; Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); Reliability; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

PATIENT REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY;

CLINICAL UTILITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS; MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATIONS; SENSITIVITY;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84893955482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/9781447124528_2     Document Type: Chapter

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