The Self-administered Gerocognitive Examination is a brief cognitive assessment instrument for
mild cognitive impairment
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(MCI) and early
dementia
Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform activities of daily living, everyday activities. This typically invo ...
, created by Douglas Scharre, Professor of Clinical
Neurology
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and
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of deleterious mental disorder, mental conditions. These include matters related to cognition, perceptions, Mood (psychology), mood, emotion, and behavior.
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at
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) is a multidisciplinary academic medical center located in Columbus, Ohio, United States, on the main campus of Ohio State University.
History
The Ohio State Health System includes Univ ...
in
Columbus, Ohio
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.
A digital version exists.
See also
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Addenbrooke's cognitive examination
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Mental status examination
The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical Psychiatric assessment, assessment process in Neurology, neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological ...
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Montreal Cognitive Assessment
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment. It was created in 1996 by Ziad Nasreddine in Montreal, Quebec. It was validated in the setting of mild cognitive impairment (MC ...
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Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam
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Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
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NIH stroke scale
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, or NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), is a tool used by healthcare providers to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke and aid planning post-acute care disposition, though was intended to as ...
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