Brief Cognitive Status Exam helps evaluate global cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, mild MR, TBI, or suspected Alzheimer’s disease. This brief, reliable test is a stand-alone version of the optional Brief Cognitive Status Exam found in the WMS-IV.The Brief Cognitive Status Exam - Normative Update (BCSE NU) is now available.
Brief Cognitive Status Exam
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Brief Cognitive Status Exam

BCSE

Brief Cognitive Status Exam helps evaluate global cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, mild MR, TBI, or suspected Alzheimer’s disease. This brief, reliable test is a stand-alone version of the optional Brief Cognitive Status Exam found in the WMS-IV.The Brief Cognitive Status Exam - Normative Update (BCSE NU) is now available.
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Publication date:
2009
Age range:
Individuals 17 and older
Scores/interpretation:
Classification
Qualification level:
B
Completion time:
15–20 minutes

The Brief Cognitive Status Exam is used by clinical psychologists, medical professionals, and other mental health professionals in hospitals, mental health facilities, and assisted living facilities.

Benefits

  • Designed to yield a performance classification focused on impaired rather than normal or superior performance (Average, Low Average, Borderline, Low, Very Low).
  • Provides classifications stratified by age and years of education.

Features

Brief Cognitive Status Exam covers multiple cognitive domains:

  • Orientation
  • Time
  • Mental Control
  • Planning and Visual-Perceptual Processing
  • Incidental Recall
  • Inhibitory Control and Verbal Productivity
 
The following training events are available for BCSE.