Cognitive tests Flashcards
1
Q
MMSE
A
Mini Mental State Examination
2
Q
ACE III
A
Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination
3
Q
Phonemic fluency
A
Say words starting with the same letter
Frontal lobe
4
Q
Categorical fluency
A
Say animals (any letter) Alzheimer's disease
5
Q
Perseveration
A
When naming animals, slip back into naming animals beginning with the same letter
Organic brain disease
6
Q
Circumlocution
A
Talk around subject as can’t remember word
Alzheimer’s disease
7
Q
Vascular damage
A
Often remember with prompting