Detecting cognitive impairment and dementia in deaf people: The British Sign language cognitive screening test

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 694-711

  Atkinson, Joanna ^a   Denmark, Tanya ^a   Marshall, Jane ^b   Mummery, Cath ^c   Woll, Bencie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACE R; Cognitive assessment; Deaf; Dementia; MMSE; Sign language

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGN LANGUAGE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 84954485821     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv042     Document Type: Article

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