Evaluation of premorbid intelligence in patients with cognitive impairment

Yang ZOU; Mei-rong CHEN; Ru-jing REN; Gang WANG

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery (Sep 2016)

Evaluation of premorbid intelligence in patients with cognitive impairment

Yang ZOU,
Mei-rong CHEN,
Ru-jing REN,
Gang WANG

Affiliations

Yang ZOU: Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China
Mei-rong CHEN: Department of Neurology, Shanghai Putuo District People's Hospital, Shanghai 200060, China
Ru-jing REN: Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China
Gang WANG: Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 9
pp. 636 – 639

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The result of neuropsychological tests is crucial to confirm a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment. It might be improper judging individuals with different basic cognitive function using the same standard. The evaluation of premorbid intelligence is an effective way for error correction, but not enough attention has been paid during clinical practice. Here we present a review of the existing methods of premorbid intelligence evaluation and their application in cognitive impairment. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2016.09.016

Published in Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery

ISSN: 1672-6731 (Print)
Publisher: Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn

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