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Cognitive Impairment: Symptoms to Diagnosis

• Published: January 2002
• Revised: 2009
• Topic: Cognitive impairment
• Scope: Diagnosis and assessment
• Abstract: Guideline designed to improve confidence in the assessment of the patient with a decline in cognitive function, to allow early recognition and appropriate management of patients with cognitive impairment, and to provide a clear assessment plan that respects the time constraints of primary care and leads to accurate diagnosis of the cause of the cognitive decline
• Target Population: Adults with symptoms suggestive of cognitive impairment
• Exclusions: None specified
• Working Group Membership: Family physicians, gerontologists, RNs, community pharmacists, representative from the Alzheimer Society of Alberta