Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM)
CHAPTER 34: WESSEX HEAD INJURY MATRIX (WHIM) Description The Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM), by Shiel et al. (2000) was developed to assess subjects in and emerging from coma as…
Neurological Outcome Scale for Traumatic Brain Injury (NOS-TBI)
CHAPTER 32: NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOME SCALE FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (NOS-TBI) Description The Neurological Outcome Scale for Traumatic Brain Injury (NOS-TBI) is a standardized assessment tool of neurological function that is…
JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)
CHAPTER 31: JFK COMA RECOVERY SCALE-REVISED (CRS-R) Description The JFK Coma Recovery Scale (CRS) by Giacino et al. (1991) is a standardized instrument designed to measure the neurobehavioral function in…
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
CHAPTER 30: GLASGOW COMA SCALE (GCS) Description The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), by Teasdale and Jennet (1974), is an interactive observation-based tool designed to describe the level of consciousness in…
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
CHAPTER 28: MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT (MOCA) Description The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), developed by Nasreddine et al., (2005), is an interactive tool developed to detect mild cognitive dysfunction through the…
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
CHAPTER 27: MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (MMSE) Description The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) by Folstein, Folstein, and McHugh (1975) is one of the most widely used scales for assessing cognitive ability…
Mini-Cog Exam/Clock Drawing Test (CDT)
CHAPTER 26: MINI-COG EXAM/CLOCK DRAWING TEST (CDT) Description The Mini-Cog is a quick screen for cognitive impairment that comprises two parts: a three-word registration and recall where the person is…
Functional Assessment Staging Scale (FAST)
CHAPTER 25: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT STAGING SCALE (FAST) Description The Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) by Reisberg (1988) is an observational rating tool developed to quantify the clinically identifiable stages of neurocognitive…
Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS)
CHAPTER 24: ALLEN COGNITIVE LEVEL SCREEN (ACLS) Description The Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS) battery is a standardized assessment that requires the client to physically perform hand manipulation activities by…
Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)
CHAPTER 23: ZARIT BURDEN INTERVIEW (ZBI) Description The Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), by Zarit and Zarit (1987) is a 22-item questionnaire designed to measure the extent to which a caregiver…
