Table 1.
Mean scores from the neuropsychological evaluation in older adults
| Neuropsychological test | Mean | SE |
|---|---|---|
| Mini-mental state examination | 29.5 | 0.2 |
| Geriatric depression scale | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| CVLT: Trial 5 recall | 13.5 | 0.6 |
| CVLT: Short delay free recall | 12.3 | 0.7 |
| CVLT: Short delay cued recall | 13.0 | 0.5 |
| CVLT: Long delay free recall | 12.8 | 0.7 |
| CVLT: Long delay cued recall | 13.1 | 0.6 |
| Memory for modified Rey | 13.1 | 0.6 |
| Calculation ability (out of 5) | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| WAIS-R: Backward digit span | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| WAIS-R: Digit symbol | 53.5 | 1.8 |
| Trail making test: A | 30.0 s | 1.4 s |
| Trail making test: B | 70.2 s | 3.7 s |
| Stroop: Color naming | 89.9 | 2.0 |
| Stroop: Color-word naming | 52.7 | 2.9 |
| Semantic fluency | 22.4 | 1.3 |
| Phonemic fluency | 15.4 | 1.4 |
All individual scores were within two standard deviations of the normative values. CVLT, California Verbal Learning Test; WAIS-R, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Revised.