Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most common conditions to plague older persons.1 Approximately 20% of persons over 70 years of age have dementia and another 20% have mild cognitive impairment. Physicians are not very good at recognizing older persons with cognitive impairment. This results in the patients following medical instructions poorly (eg, taking medicines improperly, inability to use inhalers or to measure glucose levels accurately). In addition, cognitively impaired older persons tend to continue to drive when it is dangerous and often continue to manage their own financial affairs.
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