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. 2012 Jul 12;12:519. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-519

Table 1.

Summary of the tools used for the neuropsychological evaluation

CERAD-NP:  
 
Verbal semantic fluency (animals)
 
Modified Boston Naming Test [14]: denomination test from simple line drawings
 
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) [15]
 
Word List Memory (progressive learning of a 10-item list, direct recall, learning performance on 3 consecutive recalls, delayed recall, intrusions)
 
Constructional Praxis
 
Word List Recall
 
Word List Recognition
 
Recall of Constructional Praxis
Additional tests in the CERAD-plus:
 
Verbal phonological fluency
 
Trail Making Test (TMT A&B; mental flexibility assessment)
Supplementary tests of the MemoVie protocol
 
Letter Cancellation D2 Test
 
Letter Cancellation D2 Test
 
RL/RI-16
 
Geriatric depression Scale (GDS)
 
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
 
Cognitive Difficulties Scale (CDS)
 
Clock-Drawing Test (CDT)
 
Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB)
 
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the elderly (IQ-Code)
  Questionnaire of cognitive complaints (QPC)