Background Worldwide, the population is ageing, resulting in an associated increase in dementia prevalence. Forgetfulness in elderly people is often perceived as normal in some local cultures and ...

An average of 3 months later, 240 of the 280 took the MMSE again. Subsequently, 57 of these 240 were diagnosed with dementia (AD, 48; vascular dementia, 4; other dementias, 5), and the remainder ...

The test is harder than the MMSE and less informative in people with moderate to severe dementia as their ability to complete the task rapidly falls away. The MoCA is used primarily for the early ...

The doctor said his pulse rate is low, and the medications have a tendency to lower the pulse even more, which can be dangerous. His Alzheimer's stage is 4-5, and his MMSE score was 5 out of 30. Is ...

A hypothetical patient with mild dementia with CSF Aβ1-42 of 625 pg/mL was predicted to go from an MMSE score of 20 to 15 in 2.3 versus 3.3 years with and without such a treatment, respectively.

One year after being acquired by Global Alzheimer’s Platform Innovations, Tampa-based Axiom Brain Health has expanded its ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. The mini mental state examination (MMSE) is widely used as a rapid means of quantifying ...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a test used to detect mild cognitive decline and early signs of dementia. It can help identify people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and screen for ...

Variables, such as age, education, the scores of visuospatial and memory domains, the sum of boxes of the Clinical Dementia Rating scale, Mini-Mental State Examination, and APOE genotype were ...

Autopsy-based diagnoses were available for 20 cases. Cognitive decline for up to 5 years was assessed using the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).