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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2008 Jan;14(1):130–142. doi: 10.1017/S1355617708080156

Table 1.

Diagnostic battery

Patient evaluation Instrument
Memory CERAD verbal recall (Welsh et al., 1994)
CERAD figure recall (Welsh et al., 1994)
Name and address recall (Blessed et al., 1968)
Event recall (Albert et al., 2001)
Executive functions WORLD backwards (Folstein et al., 1975)
CERAD problem solving (Morris, 1993)
Intrusions in CERAD recall
Subtracting 7’s (Folstein et al., 1975)
Months backwards (Blessed et al., 1968)
Other cognitive functions Orientation (Folstein et al., 1975)
CERAD Figure Copy (Welsh et al., 1994)
FCSRT naming (Grober et al., 2000)
Counting up, counting down (Blessed et al., 1968)
Self-reported ADLS (Dartigues et al., 1997)
Mood evaluation Geriatric Depression Scale (Yesavage et al., 1982–1983)
Informant interview Domain
Semistuctured Memory
Clinical dementia Orientation
Interview (Morris, 1993) Problem Solving
Language
Personality and Behavior
Activities of Daily Living

Note. CERAD = Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease; Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease; FCSRT= Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test; ADLS = Activities of Daily Living.