URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556556/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK556556.pdf
Journal Title
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Issue Number
223
Collection name
Faculty Scholarship
Creator
Fink, Howard A.
Hemmy, Laura S.
Linskens, Eric J.
Silverman, Pombie C.
MacDonald, Roderick
McCarten, J. Riley
Talley, Kristine M.C.
Desai, Priyanka J.
Forte, Mary L.
Miller, Margaret A.
Brasure, Michelle
Nelson, Victoria A.
Taylor, Brent C.
Ng, Weiwen
Ouellette, Jeannine M.
Greer, Nancy L.
Sheets, Kerry M.
Wilt, Timothy J.
Butler, Mary
Creator Affiliated Organization
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Description
Article co-written by Northwestern Health Sciences University researcher Mary L. Forte. The article was prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center and was prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The article was made available online by the National Library of Medicine and the National Center for Biotechnology Information in 2020.
Abstract

Objective. To summarize evidence on: (1) the accuracy of brief cognitive tests for identifying clinical Alzheimer’s-type dementia (CATD) in individuals with suspected cognitive impairment; (2) the accuracy of biomarkers for identifying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with dementia; and (3) the benefits and harms of prescription drugs and supplements for cognition, function, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in patients with CATD. 

 

Publisher
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date Published
2020
Local Subject
Faculty scholarship
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Resource Type
Text
File Type
application/pdf
Genre
Article
Copyright Date
2020
Contact Information
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2501 West 84th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431. https://www.nwhealth.edu/library/
Copyright
In Copyright
Rights Holder
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality