Cognistat
| Cognistat | |
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| Purpose | cognitive screening test |
Cognistat, formerly known as the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE), is a
neurosurgical patients.[2]
The test
Cognistat systematically surveys evolving
nursing homes
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CAS (Cognistat assessment system)
A
operating systems. CAS provides cautions to the examiner, offers suggestions during testing and automatically generates a graphic profile of test results that can be compared with classic neurobehavioral disorders. The online test provides information related to the patient's medications, suggests specific cautions in interpreting test results and offers suggestions with regard to follow-up testing. CAS encourages the examiner to be mindful of the evolving neuro-medical context or micro-climate in which cognitive testing takes place. As such it allows the clinician to play an active role not only in assessment but also in designing treatment and rehabilitation strategies
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References
- ^ Kiernan, R.J., Mueller J., Langston J.W., Van Dyke C. The Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination, A brief but differentiated approach to cognitive assessment. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1987; 107: 481–485
- neurosurgicalpopulation. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1987;107:486-491
- ^ Rabin LA, Barr WB, Burton LA. Assessment Practices of Clinical Neuropsychologists in the United States and Canada: A survey of INS, NAN and APA Division 40 members. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2005; 20:33-65
- ^ Cognistat Manual, 2010, 28-36
- ^ www.cognistat.com