Table 1

Items included in the organic brain syndrome scale (OBS)

(1) Doesn't know his age
(2) Doesn't know the year of his birth
(3) Doesn't know the number of years in neighbourhood
(4) Doesn't know his address
(5) Doesn't know the rater's name, first try
(6) Can't recall the President's/Prime Minister's name, current or previous
(7) Doesn't know the month
(8) Doesn't know the year
(9) Doesn't know the rater's name, second try
(10) Failed knee-hand-ear test