NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
The primary symptoms of dementia of Alzheimer’s type
are impairments in cognition, behavior, and function, a thorough
mental status examination is a necessary part of the
evaluationA number of instruments have been developed for
this purpose. In the present study five important instruments
such as Mini-Mental State Examination, Blessed Information
Memory Concentration, Blessed Orientation Memory Concentration,
Short Test of Mental Status and Functional Activity
Questionnaire were employed. These instruments measure the
performance in similar areas of cognitive function and take 5
to 10 minutes to administer and score. Each is reliable for ruling
out dementia when results are negative.