P01.156 Verbal fluency as a brief cognitive screening tool in newly diagnosed brain tumour patients A potential red flag

摘要

BackgroundEarly diagnosis of brain tumours is one of the top 10 research priorities. Early symptoms are often non-specific such as headache or cognitive/personality changes which will not cause high enough suspicion of a brain tumour for a General Practitioner (GP). As a result, there are often a delay in patient presentation to primary care, referral for investigation and ultimately in diagnosis. We assessed the utility of a simple 1-minute cognitive screening tool, verbal fluency test, as a potential risk assessment tool for GPs for a suspected brain tumour.