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Neurological miscellany
Cognitive screening instruments: time for retirement
  1. Andrew J Larner
  1. Formerly at Cognitive Function Clinic, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Andrew J Larner; ajlarner241{at}aol.com

Abstract

Cognitive screening instruments are used daily in clinics devoted to the assessment of cognitive disorders and also in general neurology clinics where patients with complaints of memory disorder may be encountered. However, these instruments have significant theoretical and practical shortcomings that are generally overlooked or ignored. In pursuit of biological rather than nosological diagnosis, and in light of these shortcomings, I recommend that cognitive screening instruments should now be abandoned.

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https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2024-004371

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AJL is sole author and guarantor.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed Martin Turner, Oxford, UK.

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