Some days, it feels like the neurons just aren’t firing. You call one child by another child’s name, can’t remember where you ...

A new Internet-based test that can be easily administered in the primary care setting is more than 95% effective in detecting cognitive abnormalities, making it more accurate than the MMSE or Mini ...

The MMSE has 11 questions and produces a score out of 30 indicating no (24-30), mild (18-23), or severe (0-17) cognitive impairment.

Furthermore, the researchers found that the MMSE was insensitive in revealing cognitive impairment in these patients, with a detection rate that was no different than that of a community-based ...

A three-year prospective study was conducted in a population-based sample of 2000 licensed drivers, aged 70 years and older. At the baseline visit, cognitive impairment was defined as <24 on theMini ...

According to Chen, the study defined cognitive impairment as a MMSE score below 18 points in addition to a decline of at least four points. Assistant professor of sociology Emma Zang, one of the study ...

The self-administered gerocognitive examination (SAGE) test picked up on signs of cognitive impairment months earlier among patients than the often used mini-mental state examination (MMSE ...

New research suggests that cognitive impairment could predict worse outcomes such as readmission to hospital or death in older heart failure patients. Share on Pinterest The researchers found that ...

In this study, we explore the association between hypertension and cognitive impairment in the very elderly, using a sample ranging in age from 90 to 108 years. This work was conducted as a cross ...