Dementia Resources

Cognitive Screening Tests:

Folstein Minimental Status exam (MMSE): 

• MMSE Company site,
• From AAFP article

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) - a free, sensitive and simple cognitive test, available in many languages. Has good sensitivity for MCI. 

Modified Blessed cognitive screening test (see attached copy)

Diagnosis:

Detection, Diagnosis and Management of Dementia,  American Academy of Neurology Guideline summary 

American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias    - 10/2007

Dementia types comparison spread sheet – created by Leon Kraybill MD (Excel spreadsheet) 

Dementia Associations:

Alzheimer’s Association

• Safe Return Program of the Alzheimer’s association – free bracelet

Lewy Body Dementia Association – good descriptions of LBD, and family resources

The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias (AFTD) – good summary of the spectrum of FTD