Staging dementia using Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes scores: a Texas Alzheimer's research consortium study
SE O'Bryant, SC Waring, CM Cullum, J Hall… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background The Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-SOB) score is
commonly used, although the utility regarding this score in staging dementia severity is not
well established. Objective To investigate the effectiveness of CDR-SOB scores in staging
dementia severity compared with the global CDR score. Design Retrospective study. Setting
Texas Alzheimer's Research Consortium minimum data set cohort. Participants A total of
1577 participants (110 controls, 202 patients with mild cognitive impairment, and 1265 …
commonly used, although the utility regarding this score in staging dementia severity is not
well established. Objective To investigate the effectiveness of CDR-SOB scores in staging
dementia severity compared with the global CDR score. Design Retrospective study. Setting
Texas Alzheimer's Research Consortium minimum data set cohort. Participants A total of
1577 participants (110 controls, 202 patients with mild cognitive impairment, and 1265 …