Decisional Tree with MMSE to Carry Out a Neuropsychological Assessment with the Elderly for Better Non Pharmacological Strategies
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Lots of consultations exist at the moment to evaluate cognitive capacities of the Elderly. When these patients begin to have memory problems, they often want to know if something is possible to help them and to have the opinion of specialists. We show in this article how and why we do cognitive evaluation for the Elderly.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016