Screening Instruments and Neuropsychological Marker Tests for the Diagnosis of Dementia

Summary: It is accepted, that a neuropsychological Assessment must be part of the diagnostic process for dementia diseases, but this is time consuming and expensive. ...

Micro Mental State - Screening for Dementia with a Short Instrument

Summary: The Micro-Mental Test has been developed as a short version of the Mini-Mental-Status Examination (MMSE). We examined the reliability and diagnostic validity of a German version (...

The DemTect in Clinical Practice: The Sensitivity and Specificity of a Cognitive Screening Instrument

Summary: Cognitive screening tests are helpful instruments to support the diagnosis of dementia. The DemTect, introduced in 2000, is a screening ...

The Sensitivity to Cognitive Impairment of the SKT Short Test - A Literature Survey

Summary: The SKT, which was first published in 1977 by Erzigkeit and has since been revised twice, is a short cognitive performance test for assessing deficits of memory ...

Seven-Minute Screen for the Diagnosis of Dementia in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings

Summary: The seven minute screen (7mS) has been introduced as battery of short dementia-tests for clinical evaluation several years ago. In contrast to the MMSE the 7mS ...

The TE4D - Test for the Early Detection of Dementia with Discrimination from Depression

Summary: Despite the high relevance of dementia, its early detection by general practitioners is still insufficient. In this situation psychometric screening tests may ...