Detecting dementia with the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and the Mini-Mental State Examination
β Scribed by Gail Kuslansky; Mindy Katz; Joe Verghese; Charles B Hall; Pablo Lapuerta; Gia LaRuffa; Richard B Lipton
- Book ID
- 117588666
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6177
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## Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the hopkins verbal learning test (hvlt) could be used as a valid and reliable screening test for mild dementia in older people, and to compare its performance to that of the mini-mental state examination (mmse). ## Method: Using a c
The aim of the study was to investigate the value of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for use by general practitioners (GPs) in a group of elderly patients in whom the GPs are considering a dementia diagnosis. The study population consisted of 533 elderly patients (aged 65 and older) judged