Inclusion of informant ratings of cognitive difficulties improves the accuracy of the MMSE in predicting Alzheimer's disease.
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چکیده
Diagnostic standard: 19 item rating scale from section H of the Cambridge Mental Disorders Examination (CAMDEX), taken at enrolment and at 2 years follow up. Section H of the CAMDEX was administered to both the subject and a nominated informant (a person with whom the subject was most familiar), to determine both the subject’s and informant’s perceptions of the subject’s cognitive functioning difficulties.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Evidence-based mental health
دوره 7 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004