A Pilot Study of the Fluctuating Mental Status Evaluation: A Novel Delirium Screening Tool for Neurocritical Care Patients.
Michael E ReznikSeth A MargolisScott MoodyJonathan DrakeGeoffrey TremontKaren L FurieStephan A MayerE Wesley ElyRichard N JonesPublished in: Neurocritical care (2022)
In this pilot study, the FMSE achieved a high sensitivity and specificity in detecting delirium. Follow-up validation studies in a larger more diverse cohort of neurocritical care patients will use score cutoffs of ≥ 1 as "possible" delirium and ≥ 2 as "probable" delirium.