title: The three cognitive examinations.
abstract: Cognitive dysfunction is a core feature of neuropsychiatric illness. We offer a framework or conceptualizing cognitive function and discuss bedside examination and neuropsychological assessment, as well as the limitations of these tools. We stress the clinical importance of executive cognitive dysfunction, and we provide guidance or its assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. f-ovsiew@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ovsiew
authors.forename: Frederick W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bylsma
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests