1. Dementia testing in the elderly
- Author
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Jason W. Brown, Anna Chobor, and Frank Zinn
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Psychometrics ,Dementia rating scale ,Neuropsychological Tests ,Dementia testing ,Social Environment ,Severity of Illness Index ,medicine ,Dementia ,Humans ,Memory disorder ,In patient ,Cognitive decline ,Psychiatry ,Geriatric Assessment ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Heart Failure ,Cognitive disorder ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Cognitive test ,Nursing Homes ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Cerebrovascular Disorders ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Psychology ,Cognition Disorders ,Antipsychotic Agents - Abstract
Cognitive testing with the Dementia Rating Scale was performed serially over an 18-month period in 410 nursing home patients. The principal findings were: deterioration in patients with congestive failure but not cerebrovascular accident: continuous deterioration in organic mental syndrome cases in relation to initial severity; specific impairment of memory in patients on neuroleptics; and no evidence that the nursing home environment alone induced cognitive decline.
- Published
- 1993