Comparison between neuropsychological evaluation instruments for severe dementia Comparação de instrumentos de avaliação neuropsicológica para a demência grave

Comparison between neuropsychological evaluation instruments for severe dementia Comparação de instrumentos de avaliação neuropsicológica para a demência grave

OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation between two tools for cognitive evaluation, Mini-Mental State Examination-severe (MMSE-s) and Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), and the Bristol Daily Activities Functional Scale. METHOD: 50 patients from the Behavioral Neurology Section - EPM-UNIFESP - were evaluat...

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Main Authors: José Roberto Wajman, Paulo Henrique F. Bertolucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
testes cognitivos
escala funcional de atividades diárias
demência
cognitive tests
daily activities functional scale
dementia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000500007

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