A practical toolkit for clinicians

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Helping you to assess cognitionA practical toolkit for clinicians1Professor Clive BallardProfessor of Old Age-Related DiseasesKing s College London and Alzheimer s SocietyProfessor Alistair Burns Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester and Clinical Director for Dementia, Department of Health Dr Anne Corbett Lecturer in Dementia Research CommunicationsKing s College LondonProfessor Gill LivingstonProfessor of Mental Health of Older People University College LondonDr Jill RasmussenClinical Champion for DementiaRoyal College of General PractitionersThis toolkit was created by the following authors with contributions from an expert writing group (see page 41 for a full list of members). The toolkit is supported by Alzheimer s Society and Department of we developed this toolkit 3The consultation process 4About this toolkit 5How to use this toolkit 6Pathways for cognitive assessment 7 Cognitive assessment in primary care 8 Cognitive assessment in memory clinics and for outpatient specialist assessment 10 Cognitive assessment in acute care settings 12 Cognitive assessment in care homes 14Information for specialists 16Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) 17Summary of the assessment tools availble 18Assessment tools 22 Abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) 23 6-Item cognitive impairment test (6CIT) 24 General practitioner assessment of cognition (GPCOG)

alongside the detailed form of neuropsychological testing carried out in memory clinics. • It does not include assessment relating to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (where there is cognitive impairment not amounting to dementia). Assessment of MCI is generally a …

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