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Geriatric Neuropsychological Assessment

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Geriatric Neuropsychological Testing

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Geriatric neuropsychological assessment involves a comprehensive evaluation of a patient that typically entails review of medical records and relevant medical test results, an interview with the patient and collateral sources, administration and scoring of diagnostically valid tests measuring a wide range of cognitive domains, and communication of results and recommendations to the patient and referral source.

Introduction

With modern advances in science and medicine, the world population is expected to grow and age at exponential rates. According to the United Nations (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division 2015), the world population over age 59 will more than double by the year 2050 to 2.1 billion. The number of persons aged 80 and above is expected to more than triple, reaching 434 million over this same time period. As the population ages, it becomes increasingly important to...

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Lucas, J.A. (2016). Geriatric Neuropsychological Assessment. In: Pachana, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_335-1

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