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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Patients with Cognitive Decline

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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Part of the book series: Practical Issues in Geriatrics ((PIG))

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The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) as cornerstone of the geriatric medical specialty evaluates the main spheres of the aged person with or at risk of disability, i.e., physical, psychosocial, and functional domains. Not only does CGA disclose unsuspected, very mild, and mild cognitive impairment in patients referred for otherwise noncognitive symptoms, it also helps improve the clinical therapeutic decision-making in already demented patients. This chapter will focus on the implications and potential of CGA use in both conditions.

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MCP acknowledges the support of the EU MPI_Age study. MCP is secretary of the EUGMS special interest group on comprehensive geriatric assessment.

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  1. Ageing Clinical Research, Department of II Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Maria Cristina Polidori

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  1. Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehab, Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy

    Alberto Pilotto

  2. Dept. of Aging and Health, St. Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Finbarr C. Martin

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Polidori, M.C. (2018). Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Patients with Cognitive Decline. In: Pilotto, A., Martin, F. (eds) Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62503-4_14

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