Review of brief cognitive tests for patients with suspected dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1247-1262

  Velayudhan, Latha ^a,b   Ryu, Seung Ho ^c   Raczek, Malgorzata ^b,d   Philpot, Michael ^b   Lindesay, James ^a   Critchfield, Matthew ^e   Livingston, Gill ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brief cognitive tests; cognitive screen; cognitive screening tests; Dementia

Indexed keywords

6 ITEM COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT TEST; ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION; ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION REVISED; BRIEF ALZHEIMER SCREEN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT SCREENING TEST; DEMENTIA; HOPKIN VERBAL LEARNING TEST; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROWLAND UNIVERSAL DEMENTIA ASSESSMENT SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DEMENTIA; TEST YOUR MEMORY; VALIDATION STUDY; ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMTECT; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DSM-IV; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MEMORY IMPAIRMENT SCREEN; MEMORY ORIENTATION SCREENING TEST; MENTAL ALTERATION TEST; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POPULATION; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; QUALITY CONTROL; ROTTERDAM CAMCOG; SCREENING TEST; SEVEN MINUTE SCREEN TEST; SHORT TEST OF MENTAL STATUS; TEST FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF DEMENTIA; TEST YOUR MEMORY TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AGED; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MENTAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

AGED; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84903574678     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610214000416     Document Type: Review

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