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The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination [2] was originally developed as a theoretically motivated extension of the mini–mental state examination (MMSE) [3] which attempted to address the neuropsychological omissions and improve the screening performance of the latter. [4]
The Abbreviated Mental Test score (AMTS) is a 10-point test for rapidly assessing elderly patients for the possibility of dementia. It was first used in 1972, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and is now sometimes also used to assess for mental confusion (including delirium ) and other cognitive impairments .
Aspects of cognitive functioning that are assessed typically include orientation, new-learning/memory, intelligence, language, visuoperception, and executive function. However, clinical neuropsychological assessment is more than this and also focuses on a person's psychological, personal, interpersonal and wider contextual circumstances.
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Pages in category "Cognitive impairment and dementia screening and assessment tools" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Former President Trump said Monday that Vice President Harris should take a cognitive test, as the Harris campaign hammers him for his refusal to release his own detailed medical records and ...
The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Exam is a brief screening assessment used to detect cognitive impairment. [1] It was developed in 2006 at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine, in affiliation with a Veterans' Affairs medical center . [ 2 ]
Trump took the cognitive test in 2018 at his own request, Jackson told reporters at the time. The exam is designed to detect early signs of memory loss and other mild cognitive impairment.