| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| AD8 | The Washington University Dementia Screening Test, also known as “Eight-item Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia”/The 8-item interview to Ascertain Dementia (AD8) |
| CDR | Clinical Dementia Rating |
| CI | Cognitive Impairment |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| DSM-IV/V | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version IV/V |
| MCI | Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| Mini-ACE | Mini Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
| MMSE2 | Mini-Mental State Examination version 2 |
| MMSE2:BV | Mini-Mental State Examination version 2 Brief Version |
| MMSE2:EV | Mini-Mental State Examination version 2 Expanded Version |
| MMSE2:SV | Mini-Mental State Examination version 2 Standard Version |
| MoCA | Montreal Cognitive Assessment |
| O3DY | Ottawa 3 Day Year |
| POCD | Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction |
| POD | Postoperative Delirium |
| QMCI | Quick MCI |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic |
| SAGE | Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam |
| SLUMS | Saint Louis University Mental Status exam |
| STARDem | Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (dementia) |
| TICS-(M) | Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status |