I created a method for subdividing each stage into five areas. Improvement can then be detected within each stage, even if it is not enough to move the resident to a less severe stage of the disease. This procedure may also help determine if the drug being evaluated slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease and therefore maintains the patient's current state for longer than expected. I developed the method presented here for evaluating the efficacy of tacrine. Each of those three stages was then subdivided, on a scale of one to five by having the examiner circle the appropriate responses within that stage.
Mental function is adequate so that no at-home support is necessary.
Because of mental impairment, the patient needs some at-home support for at least part of the day or week. Reasoning Recite a proverb and ask patient what its meaning is. I will be asking you to repeat them in the next few minutes. Subtract 7s from 100. Count from 1 to 20.