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Impact of mild cognitive impairment on survival in very elderly people — cohort study
Author(s)	J Gussekloo, R G J Westendorp, E J Remarque
Journal title	British Medical Journal, vol 315, no 7115, 25 October 1997
Pages	pp 1053-1054 (BMJ Aging issue)
Keywords	Cognitive impairment ; Longevity ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Netherlands.
Annotation	Severe cognitive impairment is associated with increased mortality, but the impact of mild cognitive impairment on survival remains unclear. Although there is doubt whether a simple test such as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) has sufficient discriminatory power to detect mild cognitive impairment in older people, the authors determined the impact of borderline scores in this particular examination in the Netherlands of survival in very old people. The MMSE seems to be useful as a screening instrument for mild cognitive impairment, and its scores may act as an important predictor of survival in very old people.
Accession Number	CPA-971118408 A
Classmark	E4: BGA: DA:4C: 76H *
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