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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012 Jul 1;9(6):628–645. doi: 10.2174/156720512801322573

Table 1.

Cognitive performance tests and their classification.

Test Diagnosis Composite Telephone
Mini-Mental State Examination Orientation MMSE22
Logical Memory Ia Episodic memory
Logical Memory IIa Episodic memory
Immediate story recall Episodic memory Episodic memory
Delayed story recall Memory Episodic memory Episodic memory
Word List Memory (3 trials) Episodic memory
Word List Recall Memory Episodic memory
Word List Recognition Memory Episodic memory
Complex Ideational Material Language
Boston Naming Test Language Semantic memory
Category Fluency (fruits, animals) Language Semantic memory Semantic memory
Extended Range Vocabulary Semantic memory
National Adult Reading test Semantic memory
Digit Span Forward Working memory Working memory
Digit Span Backward Attention Working memory Working memory
Digit Ordering Working memory Working memory
Alpha Span Working memory
Symbol Digit Attention Perceptual speed
Number Comparison Perceptual speed
Judgment of Line Orientation Visuospatial Visuospatial ability
Standard Progressive Matrices Visuospatial Visuospatial ability