CONSENSUS CRITERIA FOR DEMENTIA CASE ASCERTAINMENT | |
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PROBABLE DEMENTIA | POSSIBLE DEMENTIA |
ANY of the following (without opposing evidence from same/other source): - dementia diagnosis on death certificate (any part) - dementia diagnosed on clinical review (ICD-10/DSM-IV) - dementia diagnosis in electronic general medical records (Trak) - dementia diagnosis in electronic psychiatric records (PIMS) - ICD-10 criteria for dementia diagnosis met by data within any existing records | ANY of the following (without opposing evidence from same/other source): - recorded cognitive impairment on death certificate - cognitive impairment/decline recorded in notes, but incomplete evidence to meet ICD-10 diagnostic criteria - possibility of dementia recorded in notes but no formal diagnosis/incomplete evidence to meet ICD-10 diagnostic criteria |