Jornal de Neurologia Pediátrica e Medicina

Validation and Normativeness of The Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE)

Abstract

Ahmad Shakir Hosseini

The availability of a short, accurate and sensitive cognitive screening tool to quickly and timely identify signs of cognitive decline in the elderly population that leads to early detection of neurocognitive disorders can be an opportunity For therapists to identify neurocognitive disorders in its early stages and begin to treatment planning. The aim of this study was to Validation and Normativeness of The Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE) as a brief Cognitive Screening Instrument in  Major and Mild Neuro-Cognitive Disorders on People in the Elderly Population - Tehran.

Methods: the test was applied  total of 163 elderly people 55 years and older (38 patients with major