Add to ORKGOBJECTIVES: Cognitive impairment in the elderly is frequently overlooked by general practitioners. The use of subjective memory complaints as a sign of cognitive impairment by the general practice is controversial. METHODS: Elderly individuals (N = 248) were asked whether they had memory complaints and underwent a cognitive impairment screening. Subjects classified as exhibiting “probable cognitive impairment” underwent a complete cognitive evaluation, and the final diagnoses were established by expert consensus. RESULTS: A total of 147 patients presented with subjective memory complaints, and 43 were further classified as demented or “cognitively impaired not demented”. Subjective memory complaints presented a sensitivity of 100% and a...
Background: Besides age, other factors have been studied as candidates for predictors of cognitive i...
BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment, from mild forms to dementia, is an important social and health con...
Objectives: To document the prevalence of self- and informant report of cognitiveproblems, usually r...
OBJECTIVES: Cognitive impairment in the elderly is frequently overlooked by general practitioners. T...
Abstract Memory and other cognitive complaints are common in the elderly population. However, the cl...
Abstract Background Subjective cognitive decline may ...
Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment relies on the presence of memory complaints. However, memory ...
Self-reported memory complaints are common in elderly individuals. Depending on the population studi...
Abstract Memory loss is a major complaint among the elderly population. However, the clinical signif...
Background: Although cognitive decline is a common finding among the elderly and is considered a ris...
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of Subjective memory complaints (SMC) in elderly population...
Background Community based studies show that neurological or psychiatric symptoms are very frequent ...
Objective: Subjective memory complaints are important as they are considered predictor of dementia. ...
Abstract Prevalence of subjective memory complaints (SMC) in elderly community dwellers (ECD) ranges...
PURPOSE: Family physicians need simple yet comprehensive algorithms to discriminate between communit...
Background: Besides age, other factors have been studied as candidates for predictors of cognitive i...
BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment, from mild forms to dementia, is an important social and health con...
Objectives: To document the prevalence of self- and informant report of cognitiveproblems, usually r...
OBJECTIVES: Cognitive impairment in the elderly is frequently overlooked by general practitioners. T...
Abstract Memory and other cognitive complaints are common in the elderly population. However, the cl...
Abstract Background Subjective cognitive decline may ...
Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment relies on the presence of memory complaints. However, memory ...
Self-reported memory complaints are common in elderly individuals. Depending on the population studi...
Abstract Memory loss is a major complaint among the elderly population. However, the clinical signif...
Background: Although cognitive decline is a common finding among the elderly and is considered a ris...
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of Subjective memory complaints (SMC) in elderly population...
Background Community based studies show that neurological or psychiatric symptoms are very frequent ...
Objective: Subjective memory complaints are important as they are considered predictor of dementia. ...
Abstract Prevalence of subjective memory complaints (SMC) in elderly community dwellers (ECD) ranges...
PURPOSE: Family physicians need simple yet comprehensive algorithms to discriminate between communit...
Background: Besides age, other factors have been studied as candidates for predictors of cognitive i...
BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment, from mild forms to dementia, is an important social and health con...
Objectives: To document the prevalence of self- and informant report of cognitiveproblems, usually r...