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Questionable dementia: clinical course and predictors of outcome
Author(s)D P Devanand, Mara Folz, Marianne Gorlyn
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 3, March 1997
Pagespp 321-328
KeywordsDementia ; Cognitive processes ; Diagnosis.
AnnotationThe term "questionable dementia" is used in this study to describe a broad group of older people with cognitive impairment who do not meet the criteria for dementia at initial evaluation. The study examined the clinical features of such patients at a memory disorder clinic, and assessed the use of specific clinical features and neuropsychological test measures in predicting who met criteria for dementia, or Alzheimer's disease, at follow-up between 1 and 2 years later. At the final follow-up, 41.3% met the criteria for dementia, 44% were rated as non-demented, and 14.7% remained as uncertain. The study found that poor performance on the modified Mini-Mental State (mMMS) delayed recall item may be a useful predictor of the diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Further development of potential predictors of diagnostic outcome in patients with "questionable dementia" is suggested.
Accession NumberCPA-970812249 A
ClassmarkEA: DA: LK7

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