Clinical signs in diffuse cerebral dysfunction.
Abnormal responses to 13 questions from a typical mental status examination and 32 signs of neurological dysfunction were correlated with increasing degrees of cognitive impairment as measured by the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery. Thirteen of these factors were found to be useful predictors of diffuse cerebral dysfunction when combined into a brief screening examination for application at the bedside.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales