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| Selective memory impairment on an adapted Mini-Mental State Examination increases risk of future dementia | | Author(s) | J Olazarán, R Trincado, F Bermejo |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 12, December 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1173-1180 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Memory disorders ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Dementia ; Correlation ; Spain. |
| Annotation | Brief cognitive tests may help to detect subjects at risk of developing dementia in the older population. This approach could be particularly appropriate in primary care and with those who are poorly educated, as in this Spanish study of 2,982 people aged 65+. At entry, participants received a structured interview including an adapted Mini-Mental State Examination (aMMSE). A delayed recall of zero out of three words in the test in the context of normal global cognitive performance increases dementia conversion rate seven-fold. Memory impairment is a risk factor for future dementia in neurologically healthy older people. Adding some other brief cognitive tests to the selected memory impairment (SMI) construct would possibly improve its predictive value. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041222218 A |
| Classmark | EH: DA: 4C: EA: 49: 76S |
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