Table 2.
Most frequently used neuropsychological tests, batteries and clinical scales in Italy
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Italian normative studies | |
| Test or battery | |
| Digit span | Orsini et al, 198732 |
| Corsi spatial span | Orsini et al, 198732 |
| Babcock short-tale | Carlesimo et al, 200233 |
| Rey 15-word | Carlesimo et al, 199634 |
| RCF | Carlesimo et al, 200233 |
| Attentional matrices | Spinnler and Tognoni, 198722 |
| Stroop test | Caffarra et al, 200235 |
| TMT | Giovagnoli et al, 199636 |
| FAB | Appollonio et al, 200537 |
| MCST | Caffarra et al, 200438 |
| FAS | Carlesimo et al, 199634 |
| Semantic word fluency test | Novelli et al, 198639 |
| Visual naming | Sartori and Job, 198840 |
| AAT | Luzzatti et al, 199641 |
| Clock drawing | Mondini et al, 200342 |
| Drawings copy | Carlesimo et al, 200233 |
| Orofacial apraxia | Spinnler and Tognoni, 198722 |
| Ideomotor apraxia | Spinnler and Tognoni, 198722 |
| CPM | Carlesimo et al, 199634 |
| SPM | Caffarra et al, 200343 |
| Mini-Mental State Examination | Measso et al, 199344 |
| MODA | Brazzelli et al, 199445 |
| MDB | Carlesimo et al, 199634 |
| ADAS | Fioravanti et al, 199446 |
| Clinical and Behavioural Scales | |
| ADL | Katz, 196347 |
| IADL | Lawton and Brody, 196948 |
| GDS | Yesavage et al, 198349 |
| FBI | Alberici et al, 200750 |
| Insight Scale | Ott et al, 199651 |
| NPI | Cummings et al, 199452 |
AAT, Aachener Aphasia naming test; ADAS, Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale; ADL, Activities of Daily Living; CPM, Coloured Progressive Matrices; FAB, Frontal Assessment Battery; FAS, Phonemic word fluency test; FBI, Frontal Behavioural Inventory; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; MCST, Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; MDB, Mental Deterioration Battery; MODA, Milan Overall Dementia Assessment; NPI, Neuropsychiatric Inventory; RCF, Rey Complex Figure; SPM, Standard Progressive Matrices; TMT, Trail Making Test.