News tagged with clinical assessment

The therapeutic benefits of the human-animal bond

A pet owner knows the enormous joy and comfort that an animal can provide, especially in troubled times. Most pets are considered important members of the family and irreplaceable companions. A growing body of research now ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Declines in other thinking and learning skills may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness still commonplace

A sixteen-month study of consensus-based diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has shown that 41% of cases of minimally conscious state (MCS) were misdiagnosed as vegetative state (VS), a condition associated ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0