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Helping you to assess cognitionA practical toolkit for clinicians1 Professor 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 3 The consultation process 4 About this toolkit 5 How to use this toolkit 6 Pathways 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 14 Information for specialists 16 Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) 17 Summary of the assessment tools availble 18 assessment tools 22 Abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) 23

2 Contents Why we developed this toolkit 3 The consultation process 4 About this toolkit 5 How to use this toolkit 6 Pathways for cognitive assessment 7 Cognitive ...

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