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A [[meta-analysis]] found that the [http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/minicog.pdf Mini-Cog test] compares will to other methods to detect dementia.<ref name="pmid26052687">{{cite journal| author=Tsoi KK, Chan JY, Hirai HW, Wong SY, Kwok TC| title=Cognitive Tests to Detect Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. | journal=JAMA Intern Med | year= 2015 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=26052687 | doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2152 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26052687 }} </ref> | |||
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Dementia Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
History and Symptoms
- Medication history
- Abbreviated mental status examination
- Thorough history needs to be performed to rule out any underlying disease etiology.
A meta-analysis found that the Mini-Cog test compares will to other methods to detect dementia.[1]
References
- ↑ Tsoi KK, Chan JY, Hirai HW, Wong SY, Kwok TC (2015). "Cognitive Tests to Detect Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2152. PMID 26052687.