Detecting dementia in patients with normal neuropsychological screening by Short Smell Test and Palmo-Mental Reflex Test: an observational study
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- 作者：Sven Streit ; Andreas Limacher ; Andreas Zeller ; Markus Bürge
- 关键词：Dementia ; Additional testing for dementia in cases of negative neuropsychological screening ; Short Smell Test (SST) ; Palmo ; Mental Reflex (PMR)
- 刊名：BMC Geriatrics
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：15
- 期：1
- 全文大小：698 KB
- 刊物主题：Geriatrics/Gerontology; Aging; Rehabilitation;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2318
文摘
Background General practitioners (GPs) are in best position to suspect dementia. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) are widely used. Additional neurological tests may increase the accuracy of diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate diagnostic ability to detect dementia with a Short Smell Test (SST) and Palmo-Mental Reflex (PMR) in patients whose MMSE and CDT are normal, but who show signs of cognitive dysfunction.