Cognitive screening tests versus comprehensive neuropsychological test batteries: a national academy of neuropsychology education paper

TM Roebuck-Spencer, T Glen… - Archives of Clinical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The American Medical Association Current Procedural Panel developed a new
billing code making behavioral health screening a reimbursable healthcare service. The use …

A review of screening tests for cognitive impairment

B Cullen, B O'Neill, JJ Evans, RF Coen… - Journal of Neurology …, 2007 - jnnp.bmj.com
The merit of screening for dementia and cognitive impairment has been the subject of recent
debate. One of the main limitations in this regard is the lack of robust evidence to support the …

Clarifying confusion: the confusion assessment method: a new method for detection of delirium

SK Inouye, CH van Dyck, CA Alessi… - Annals of internal …, 1990 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To develop and validate a new standardized confusion assessment method
(CAM) that enables nonpsychiatric clinicians to detect delirium quickly in high-risk settings …

End-of-life discussions, goal attainment, and distress at the end of life: predictors and outcomes of receipt of care consistent with preferences

JW Mack, JC Weeks, AA Wright, SD Block… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Physicians have an ethical obligation to honor patients' values for care, including at
the end of life (EOL). We sought to evaluate factors that help patients to receive care …

Rates of major depressive disorder and clinical outcomes following traumatic brain injury

CH Bombardier, JR Fann, NR Temkin, PC Esselman… - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Uncertainties exist about the rates, predictors, and outcomes of major depressive
disorder (MDD) among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Objective To describe …

The trajectory of gait speed preceding mild cognitive impairment

T Buracchio, HH Dodge, D Howieson… - Archives of …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To compare the trajectory of motor decline, as measured by gait speed and finger-
tapping speed, between elderly people who developed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and …

Whole-blood metabolomics of dementia patients reveal classes of disease-linked metabolites

T Teruya, YJ Chen, Y Fukuji, H Kondoh… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Dementia is caused by factors that damage neurons. We quantified small molecular markers
in whole blood of dementia patients, using nontargeted liquid chromatography–mass …

Religiousness and spiritual support among advanced cancer patients and associations with end-of-life treatment preferences and quality of life

TA Balboni, LC Vanderwerker, SD Block… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Religion and spirituality play a role in coping with illness for many cancer patients.
This study examined religiousness and spiritual support in advanced cancer patients of …

Fruit and vegetable juices and Alzheimer's disease: the Kame Project

Q Dai, AR Borenstein, Y Wu, JC Jackson… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that oxidative damage caused by the β-
amyloid peptide in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease may be hydrogen peroxide …

The dilemma of delirium: clinical and research controversies regarding diagnosis and evaluation of delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients

SK Inouye - The American journal of medicine, 1994 - Elsevier
Delirium, with occurrence rates from 14% to 56%, associated mortality rates from 10% to
65%, and excess annual health care expenditures from $1 to $2 billion, poses a common …