A 87-year-old woman with a CFS of 5 lives alone and has recently been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Her GP wants to identify whether she i...

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A 87-year-old woman with a CFS of 5 lives alone and has recently been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Her GP wants to identify whether she is at risk of progressing to dementia. Which of the following cognitive assessments is recommended by NICE for monitoring cognitive change over time?

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Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at regular intervals

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Clock Drawing Test alone

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Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) annually

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Trail Making Test B

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Geriatric Depression Scale

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): Cognitive Assessment Tools for Monitoring

A 87-year-old woman with a CFS of 5 lives alone and has recently been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Her GP wants to identify whether she is at risk of progressing to dementia. Which of the following cognitive assessments is recommended by NICE for monitoring cognitive change over time?