This case report demonstrates a satisfying response to topiramate in a 79-year-old patient with disabling essential tremor in whom propranolol as well as primidone had to be discontinued due to severe side effects. After 28 months of topiramate treatment, a clear decline in Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) could be observed, stressing the use of care in prescribing topiramate in elderly pat...

Objectives To study the criterion validity of the Mini-Cog in low educational level elderly.Design: Cross-sectional and validation design.Setting: Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, an outpatient unit of Rio de Janeiro State University Hospital, in Brazil.Participants: A convenient sample consisting of 306 individuals, 65 yrs or older, selected from April 8th to July 15th, 2002. Methods All partici...

INTRODUCTION Schizophrenia (Sch) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder associated with impairment of cognitive function as a central feature, which is confirmed by a number of studies performed on patients suffering from Sch, where clinical symptoms and social functioning of patients are consequences of neurocognitive deficits. GOAL The goal of this study was to assess the clinical usabili...

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative illness. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) are applied to assess whether a person suffers Alzheimer's disease and determine its severity. There are many confounding factors within those assessments, medical professionals need to bear in mind the pitfalls when eva...

OBJECTIVE To report the distribution of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores by age and educational level. DESIGN National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program surveys conducted between 1980 and 1984. SETTING Community populations in New Haven, Conn; Baltimore, Md; St Louis, Mo; Durham, NC; and Los Angeles, Calif. PARTICIPANTS A total of 18,056 adult part...

Background & Objective:  Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transient state between normal condition and dementia. Available data indicates that coronary artery diseases (CAD) may increase the risk of MCI. Hence, the early detection of MCI can prevent the progression of cognitive decline. Materials & Methods:  A sample of 65 subjects with degrees of CAD was enrolled to the study. For cogniti...

ABSTRAKKegiatan Program Kemitraan Masyarakat mengenai pelatihan kader kesehatan tentang Screening Demensia Pada Lansia Menggunakan Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) untuk meningkatkan lansia dan masyarakat di desa tambaksasri wilayah kerja Puskesmas Tajinan Kabupaten Malang diawali dengan menghubungi tokoh petugas mengetahui kondisi permasalahan Desa Tambakasri. Hasil survey penelitian menun...