Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool (NUCOG)

Purpose: Provide a multidimensional profile of an individual's cognitive status

Age: 18+ years

Time: 15 minutes

The Neuropsychiatry Unit Cognitive Assessment Tool (NUCOG), is a cognitive screening tool that combines a thorough coverage of major cognitive domains (attention, memory, language, executive and visuospatial function) with relative brevity and ease of use.

Validated in a wide variety of psychiatric, neurologic and general medical populations, the NUCOG provides a multidimensional profile of an individual's cognitive status.

When integrated with a clinical assessment, this can greatly assist in the diagnosis and management of cognitive disorders and serve as a guide to more in-depth formal neuropsychological testing.

The NUCOG can be used and administered by:

• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Psychiatric nurses
• Medical practitioners