“Alert and Oriented × 3?” Correlates of Mini-Cog Performance in a Post/Nondelirious Intensive Care Unit Sample

The Mini-Cog appears to be a brief, yet valid, measure of CNS dysfunction that significantly enhances sensitivity of evaluation at the bedside. Failure to evaluate patients with a formal examination like the Mini-Cog appears to miss up to 76% of patients with moderate cognitive impairment.