Mini-Mental State Examination is superior to plasma glucose concentrations in monitoring patients with suspected hypoglycaemic disorders during the 72-hour fast
Author(s) -
Peter Wiesli,
Beat Schwegler,
B.P. Schmid,
Giatgen A. Spinas,
Christoph Schmid
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.01893
Subject(s) - medicine , plasma glucose , mini–mental state examination , cognition , prospective cohort study , cognitive impairment , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , psychiatry
To determine whether systematic evaluation of cognitive function by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) allows the objective detection and documentation of cognitive deterioration in patients referred for evaluation of suspected hypoglycaemic disorders by the 72-h fast.
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