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Recognition of cognitive impairment in primary care outpatients.

Authors :
Goldschmidt TJ
Mallin R
Still CN
Source :
Southern medical journal [South Med J] 1983 Oct; Vol. 76 (10), pp. 1264-5, 1270.
Publication Year :
1983

Abstract

We evaluated 100 primary care outpatients for signs of cognitive impairment using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The 23 subjects scoring abnormal values (less than 24/30) were found to be cognitively impaired. Seventeen had previously undetected cognitive impairment, while six had prior diagnoses consistent with cognitive impairment. Independent psychiatric evaluation identified these 23 outpatients as cognitively impaired, confirming the MMSE as a reliable, rapid instrument for cognitive assessment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0038-4348
Volume :
76
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Southern medical journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
6623140
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198310000-00017