Abstract Background Cognitive screening tests (CSTs) are crucial to neuropsychological
diagnostics, and thus need to be featured by robust psychometric and diagnostic properties …

Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a prevalent symptom associated with the
increased risk of dementia. There are many cognitive tests available for detection of MCI …

The guidelines on hypertension recently published by the European Societies of
Hypertension and Cardiology, have acknowledged cognitive function (and its decline) as a …

Abstract The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most commonly used brief
cognitive tool in the assessment of a variety of cognitive disorders. The tool comprises a …

Decision making around preventive health screening by family physicians, other health care
practitioners, and patients has become increasingly complex and controversial in recent …

Dementia is a global public health problem and its impact is bound to increase in the next
decades, with a rapidly aging world population. Dementia is by no means an obligatory …

Background Psychometric instruments assessing behavioural and functional outcomes
(BFIs) in neurological, geriatric and psychiatric populations are relevant towards diagnostics …

Ainsley Moore MD MSc CCFP Christopher Frank MD CCFP (COE) FCFP Dementia is a
neurodegenerative condition affecting many areas of life at the same time. It is often …

Methods: Sixty-seven middle-aged and older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain were
recruited from the community. Questionnaires measuring demographics, pain, and …

Objectives: The diagnostic capabilities of specific cognitive screeners are clinically crucial
for an early detection of frontotemporal features in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …