Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination

Aka: Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination

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II. Background

  1. Mental Status Examination developed at Cambridge

III. Indications

  1. Dementia Evaluation
    1. Differentiates Alzheimer's from other Dementias
    2. Detect early Dementia
  2. Cognitive Function Assessment
  3. Documentation of subsequent cognitive function decline

IV. Efficacy

  1. More sensitive and specific than MMSE
  2. Detects Dementia earlier than MMSE

V. Components (Bedside test given in 15 to 20 minutes)

  1. Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
  2. Orientation
  3. Attention
  4. Memory
  5. Verbal fluency
  6. Language
  7. Visuospatial ability

VI. Resources

  1. Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination (ACE)
    1. https://neurovascularmedicine.com/ace.pdf

VII. References

  1. Mathuranath (2000) Neurology 55:1613-20 [PubMed]

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