title: Dementia testing in the elderly.
abstract: Cognitive testing with the Dementia Rating Scale was performed serially over an 18-month period in 410 nursing home patients. The principal findings were: deterioration in patients with congestive failure but not cerebrovascular accident: continuous deterioration in organic mental syndrome cases in relation to initial severity; specific impairment of memory in patients on neuroleptics; and no evidence that the nursing home environment alone induced cognitive decline.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Research in Behavioral Neuroscience, New York.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chobor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zinn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012931:Social Environment
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents