Screening Devices for Cognitive Capacity
Authors: JAMES J. STRAIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Editorials1 October 1987Screening Devices for Cognitive CapacityJAMES J. STRAIN, M.D., GEORGE FULOP, M.D.JAMES J. STRAIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE FULOP, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-4-583 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTwo important articles (1, 2) on the development and implementation of a new device for screening for evidence of a cognitive-organic mental syndrome appear in this issue. We do need a better brief screening examination than what is available (3). The currently used instruments, the Cognitive Capacity Screening Examination (CCSE) and the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMMS), have high rates of false-positive and false-negative results (4, 5).The new instrument, the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE), has many features that improve the conceptual framework and format of brief screening instruments. Several cognitive domains are scored independently and the scores displayed visually...References1. KIERNANMUELLERLANGSTONVAN DYKE RJJC. The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination: a brief but differentiated approach to cognitive assessment. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:481-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SCHWAMMVAN DYKEKIERNANMERRINMUELLER LCREJ. The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination: comparison with the Cognitive Capacity Screening Examination and the Mini-Mental State Examination. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:486-91. LinkGoogle Scholar3. NELSONFOGELFAUST ABD. 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