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  #1 Chloe Todd on 13 Oct 12

   

  Woodford, H.J. & George, J. (2007). Cognitive assessment in the elderly: a review of clinical methods. Q J Med, 100 469-484.
  
  This paper reviews the screening tests available to detect the presence of cognitive impairment. They propose to have a role in screening selected populations, such s geriatric patients seen in hospital emergency departments and clinics. Shorter tests do not assess frontal/executive function, and this may lead to patients functioning less well in their home environment than predicted.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Woodford, H.J. & George, J. (2007). Cognitive assessment in the elderly: a review of clinical methods. Q J Med, 100 469-484. <br /> <br /> This paper reviews the screening tests available to detect the presence of cognitive impairment. They propose to have a role in screening selected populations, such s geriatric patients seen in hospital emergency departments and clinics. Shorter tests do not assess frontal/executive function, and this may lead to patients functioning less well in their home environment than predicted.</div>

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