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Memory complaints and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia are becoming more widespread as a result of the growing number of older persons. | Memory complaints and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia are becoming more widespread as a result of the growing number of older persons. | ||
Memory complaints and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other form of dementia are becoming more widespread as a result of the growing number of older persons. | Memory complaints and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other form of dementia are becoming more widespread as a result of the growing number of older persons.<ref>https://www.cochrane.org/CD011415/DEMENTIA_how-accurate-mini-cog-test-when-used-assess-dementia-general-practice</ref> | ||
The Mini Cog is a short cognitive impairment screening exam. | The Mini Cog is a short cognitive impairment screening exam. | ||
It combines a short memory test with a simple clock-drawing test to enable for fast screening for short-term memory problems, learning disabilities, and other cognitive functions that are reduced in dementia patients. <br> | It combines a short memory test with a simple clock-drawing test to enable for fast screening for short-term memory problems, learning disabilities, and other cognitive functions that are reduced in dementia patients. <ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17206187/</ref><br> | ||
== Technique<br> == | == Technique<br> == | ||
* The procedure takes about 3 minutes to complete. | * The procedure takes about 3 minutes to complete. | ||
* It contains little language, which helps to reduce cultural and educational prejudice. | * It contains little language, which helps to reduce cultural and educational prejudice. | ||
* A 3-item recall component is combined with a Clock Drawing Test (CDT). | * A 3-item recall component is combined with a Clock Drawing Test (CDT). | ||
== Steps == | |||
# Make sure the patient is paying attention to you.Instruct the patient to pay close attention to and recall three unrelated words, then repeat them back to you so you can be sure they heard them correctly. | |||
# Instruct the patient to draw a clock face on a blank sheet of paper or on a page that already has the clock circle drawn on it. Ask the patient to draw the hands of the clock to read a specified time after he or she has placed the numbers on the clock face (11:10 or 8:20 are most commonly used and are more sensitive than some others). | |||
# Request that the patient repeat the three words that were previously presented. <ref>Borson S, Scanlan J, Brush M, Vitaliano P, Dokmak A. The mini-cog: a cognitive 'vital signs' measure for dementia screening in multi-lingual elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2000 Nov;15(11):1021-7.</ref> | |||
== Evidence == | == Evidence == | ||
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Purpose[edit | edit source]
Memory complaints and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia are becoming more widespread as a result of the growing number of older persons.
Memory complaints and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other form of dementia are becoming more widespread as a result of the growing number of older persons.[1]
The Mini Cog is a short cognitive impairment screening exam.
It combines a short memory test with a simple clock-drawing test to enable for fast screening for short-term memory problems, learning disabilities, and other cognitive functions that are reduced in dementia patients. [2]
Technique
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- The procedure takes about 3 minutes to complete.
- It contains little language, which helps to reduce cultural and educational prejudice.
- A 3-item recall component is combined with a Clock Drawing Test (CDT).
Steps[edit | edit source]
- Make sure the patient is paying attention to you.Instruct the patient to pay close attention to and recall three unrelated words, then repeat them back to you so you can be sure they heard them correctly.
- Instruct the patient to draw a clock face on a blank sheet of paper or on a page that already has the clock circle drawn on it. Ask the patient to draw the hands of the clock to read a specified time after he or she has placed the numbers on the clock face (11:10 or 8:20 are most commonly used and are more sensitive than some others).
- Request that the patient repeat the three words that were previously presented. [3]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
Provide the evidence for this technique here
Resources[edit | edit source]
add any relevant resources here
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.cochrane.org/CD011415/DEMENTIA_how-accurate-mini-cog-test-when-used-assess-dementia-general-practice
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17206187/
- ↑ Borson S, Scanlan J, Brush M, Vitaliano P, Dokmak A. The mini-cog: a cognitive 'vital signs' measure for dementia screening in multi-lingual elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2000 Nov;15(11):1021-7.
