amt-4 v.1
The Abbreviated Mental Test 4 (AMT-4) score assesses mental impairment in elderly patients. It is easy to use and yields a simple dichotomous outcome. The full AMT (AMT-9) has been shown to be infrequently and incorrectly used in practice. The AMT-4 has been shown to have statistically significant close correlation with the full AMT score throughout its range of values
The Abbreviated Mental Test 4 (AMT-4) score assesses mental impairment in elderly patients.
Used as tool to assesses mental impairment in elderly patients. Four question is asked from the patient. Each question score 1 if the patient answers correctly, 0 if not. In total, 4 points can be given. The questions are: -Today's year -Patient's age -Date of birth -Place Score interpretation: Score Interpretation 4 Normal cognition <4 Abnormal cognition
A final definitive diagnosis should not be made until after a proper clinical and mental state assessment including aspects of the patient's distress level and any impairment to function.
[1] Swain DG, Nightingale PG. Evaluation of a shortened version of the Abbreviated Mental Test in a series of elderly patients. Clin Rehabil. 1997;11(3):243-8. Validation [2] Locke T, Keat S, Tate M, Bown A, Hart A, Ghosh R. Assessing the performance of the four question abbreviated mental test in the acute geriatric setting. Acute Med. 2013;12(1):13-7. [3] Hodkinson HM. Evaluation of a mental test score for assessment of mental impairment in the elderly. Age Ageing. 1972;1(4):233-8.
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