Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	17419
Country	Ireland

Received	2015-03-06 08:46
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-07 12:35
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-04-28 18:01
Revised	2015-05-11 23:13
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Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-07-02 16:18
Articles in Press	2015-07-02 16:18
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-09-16 16:16
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-09-27 17:16

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Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Months backward test: A review of its use in clinical studies
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	James Meagher, Maeve Leonard, Laura Donoghue, Niamh O’Regan, Suzanne Timmons, Chris Exton, Walter Cullen, Colum Dunne, Dimitrios Adamis, Alasdair J Maclullich and David Meagher
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Health Research Board (Ireland) Funding HRA-POR-2011-48
Corresponding Author	David Meagher, Professor, Cognitive Impairment Research Group, Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (4i), Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland. david.meagher@ul.ie
Key Words	Cognition; Assessment; Months backward test; Delirium; Dementia
Core Tip	The months backward test is a brief test of cognitive function that is commonly used in clinical practice. It provides a convenient test of central proce-ssing speed and both focused and sustained attention. This review of studies reporting its use in clinical popu-lations identified many different approaches to administration and interpretation of the test. Overall, cognitively intact adults can complete the test within 60 s without omission errors, such that failure to achieve this is strongly suggestive of cognitive dysfunction. The sensitivity for neurocognitive disturbance in hospitalised patients is 83%-93% and repeated testing can identify deteriorating cognitive function over time.
Publish Date	2015-09-27 17:16
Citation	Meagher J, Leonard M, Donoghue L, O’Regan N, Timmons S, Exton C, Cullen W, Dunne C, Adamis D, Maclullich AJ, Meagher D. Months backward test: A review of its use in clinical studies. World J Psychiatr 2015; 5(3): 305-314
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v5/i3/305.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v5.i3.305

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