Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument Explained

Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument
Purpose:	screen for dementia

The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) is a cognitive test screening for dementia, in monitoring the disease progression, and in providing profiles of cognitive impairment by examining abilities on attention, concentration, orientation, short-term memory, long-term memory, language abilities, visual construction, list-generating fluency, abstraction, and judgment with score ranges of 0 to 100, respectively.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. EL . Teng . Al. . Et . The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI): a practical test for cross-cultural epidemiological studies of dementia. . International Psychogeriatrics . 6 . 1 . 45–58; discussion 62 . 2018-12-06 . 8054493 . 10.1017/S1041610294001602 . 25322040 .
2. KN . Lin . Al. . Et . [Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, Chinese Version 2.0 (CASI C-2.0): administration and clinical application]. . Acta Neurologica Taiwanica . 21 . 4 . 180–9 . 2018-12-06 . 23329550 .