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| Cognitive Impairment Screening with 6 Questions |
The EBMcalc module Cognitive Impairment Screening with 6 Questions is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Patient can identify current year
- Patient can identify current month
- Patient can identify current day
- Patient can recall "apple" after 5 mins.
- Patient can recall "table" after 5 mins.
- Patient can recall "penny" after 5 mins.
References
- Callahan CM, Unverzagt FW, Hui SL, et al. Six-item screener to identify cognitive impairment among potential subjects for clinical research. Med Care. 2002 Sep;40(9):771-81. PubMed ID: 12218768
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