A Quick Test of Cognitive Speed in Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Preliminary Behavioral and Brain Imaging Study

Alzheimer's disease imposes significant socioeconomic pressures on the national health care system, creating the necessity to develop valid screening tools that can be quickly applied in the clinic. Various screening tools have been developed for detecting dementia. For example, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the most widely used, reliable, and valid diagnostic methods for dementia (Folstein  et al., 1975). However, the MMSE needs to be administered by highly trained practitioners.
Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research