Comparison between the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment as a Cognitive Screening Tool in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders

Autor: Paulo Roberto Brito-Marques, José Eulálio Cabral-Filho, Isabelle Oliveira Briano, Gabriela Maria Marques Milet, Cecília Evellyn Silva, Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho, Carolina da Cunha-Correia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 52 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0473-2019
Popis: Abstract INTRODUCTION: The number of human immunodeficiency virus-associated neurocognitive disorders has increased, reaching more than 50% of the cases. However, there are currently no substantial data on the screening methods for this disease. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the Mini-Mental State Examination to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. METHODS: This was an observational study comprising 82 human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals with and without cognitive complaints. RESULTS: Positive correlation (p
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