Cognitive Defect in Medical Illness

Comments1 June 1977Cognitive Defect in Medical IllnessMARSHAL F. FOLSTEIN, M.D., SUSAN E. FOLSTEIN, M.D., PAUL R. MCHUGH, M.D.MARSHAL F. FOLSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SUSAN E. FOLSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PAUL R. MCHUGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-6-827 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Dr. Jacobs and associates ("Screening for Organic Mental Syndromes in the Medically Ill,"Ann Intern Med86:40-46, 1977) are to be congratulated for their attempt to solve an important clinical problem: the identification of cognitive defect in medical patients. We have been measuring cognitive defect since 1972 and have found our Mini-Mental State Examination (MMS) format useful in a variety of medical settings: rehabilitation hospitals, medical and neurological wards, intensive care units, cancer centers, nursing homes, retirement apartments, and senior citizen centers (1). Although the MMS was originally used in a psychiatric hospital, the authors' statement that...References1. FOLSTEIN M, FOLSTEIN S, and MCHUGH P: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. J Psychiatr Res 12(3):189-198, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. READ A, SHERLOCK S, and LAIDLAW J: The neuro-psychiatric syndromes associated with chronic liver disease and an extensive portal-systemic collateral circulation. Q J Med 36:135-150, 1967 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MARSHAL F. FOLSTEIN, M.D.; SUSAN E. FOLSTEIN, M.D.; PAUL R. MCHUGH, M.D.Affiliations: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD 21205 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byImpact of Plasma Donepezil Concentration on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Patients with Alzheimer’s DiseaseArterial blood pressure during targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and association with brain injury and long-term cognitive functionImpact of CYP2D6, CYP3A5, and ABCB1 Polymorphisms on Plasma Concentrations of Donepezil and its Metabolite in Patients with Alzheimer’s DiseaseAtrial Fibrillation is Independently Associated with Cognitive Impairment after Ischemic StrokeProspective Evaluation of Behavioral Scales in the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia18-Month study of intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of mild Alzheimer diseaseOutcomes research: You do have the time!An interpersonal model for teaching psychiatry to medical students 1 June 1977Volume 86, Issue 6Page: 827-827KeywordsHematology and oncologyIntensive care unitsMini mental state examinationNursing homes ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...