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August 4, 2017Age and Ageing135 citationsOpen Access

Validation of the 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test and the 4AT test for combined delirium and dementia screening in older Emergency Department attendees

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DODawn O’SullivanNBNoeleen BradyEMEdmund Manning

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6-CIT and 4AT accurately exclude delirium and dementia in older ED attendees. 6-CIT does not require collateral history but has lower PPV for delirium.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69da8cd93bc1ef722568410bhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx149
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