Table 1.
Diagnostic battery
Patient evaluation | Instrument |
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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.