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	HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Alzheimer's Disease-Experts Offer Free ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The free service is sponsored by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and is held each year to promote early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses, and to provide information about successful aging.
		The most commonly used screening method is the Mini-Mental State Examination, which has been documented to be an effective screening tool for dementia.
		And it enables individuals to exercise self-determination related to future care, and legal and financial issues," AFA board member Dr. Richard Powers, chief of the Bureau of Geriatric Psychiatry at the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, said in a prepared statement.
	www.healthscout.com /news/1/528897/main.html (362 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE, Mental Status Exam, Mini-Mental State Exam)
		Healthopedia.com - Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE, Mental Status Exam, Mini-Mental State Exam)
		The Mini-Mental Status Exam is a five-minute screening test that is designed to evaluate basic mental function in a number of different areas.
		Anyone suspected of mental decline or potential dementia can take this test, although the test is best suited for people older than 60.
	www.healthopedia.com /mini-mental-status-examination (275 words)

	Alzheimer's Issues - Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Capable of Treatment Decisions
		The patients were then asked to make a choice about whether they'd like to receive the treatment.
		Patients' scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination -- a standard rating scale for cognitive abilities -- can help predict patients' decision-making abilities, the study found.
		Patients with a score of 11 to 19, which indicates moderate dementia, were not likely to be competent decision-makers.
	www.alzheimersissues.com /ms/news/525536/main.html (467 words)

	Search Tuna Report for pictures of dementia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		— dementia n : mental deterioration of organic or functional origin [syn: {dementedness}]
		In recent years, the term has generally been used to describe various conditions of mental deterioration occurring in middle to later life....
		When dementias Were Examined Closely, There Were Significant Differences Between The Quartile With The Highest Level Of Folate And The Lowest For Any Type Of Dementia, For Probable Plus Possible Alzheimer's Disease, And For Other Types Of Dementia Than Vascular Or Unclassified Types....
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/2136.html (2205 words)

	Diabetic Diets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Slightly more than 1,000 had metabolic syndrome, while 1,616 did not.
		The researchers evaluated metabolic syndrome factors, levels of inflammation using C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and cognitive status using a mini-mental state examination at that start of the study.
		The tests were repeated three years later, and finally during the fifth year of the study.
	www.diabeticdiets.org /ms/news/522265/main.html (745 words)

	Alzheimer Disease Research Center - University of Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pandav R, Dodge HH, DeKosky ST, and Ganguli M: Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in India and the United States: A Cross-National Epidemiological Study.
		Petersen RC, Stevens JC, Ganguli M, Tangalos EG, Cummings JL, DeKosky ST: Practice parameter: Early detection of dementia: Mild cognitive impairment (an evidence-based review).
		Reynolds, M.D., Johnston, J., Dodge, H.H., DeKosky, S.T., and Ganguli, M. Small head size is related to low Mini-Mental State Examination scores in a community sample of nondemented older adults.
	www.adrc.pitt.edu /publications.html (5997 words)

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