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MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia #Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation #Score
#Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #Montreal ... MSE #Evaluation #Score
Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.

#MMSE #Mini
Examination (MMSE) Score ... Examination #diagnosis #dementia ... #neurology #geriatrics
Forgetfulness: Normal or Not?

Features of Normal Age Related Forgetfulness versus Serious Memory Problems in Dementia.

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Memory Problems in Dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #Forgetfullness
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
tool to detect dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #SLUMS ... #Examination #Score
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... Dementia affects ... #Dementia #Umbrella ... Classification #Geriatrics
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
Lewy Body Dementia ... Findings Lewy Body Dementia ... Dementia should ... visuospatial function Core ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
atrophy Lewy body dementia ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontotemporal dementia ... atrophy Vascular Dementia ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Adjusted mortality risk and number-needed-to-harm directly comparing the study psychotropic medications compared to antidepressant users

Antipsychotics, Other
Patients With Dementia ... atypical #mortality #geriatrics ... #dementia
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Assessment - APGAR Score ... newborn vital signs ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics