Table II.
Task performance
| AD | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Words | ||
| Correct responses | 0.85 (0.06) | 0.96 (0.03) |
| Incorrect responses | ||
| Phonological errors | 0.86 (0.17) | 0.95 (0.06) |
| Omissions | 0.11 (0.13) | 0.05 (0.12) |
| Neologisms | 0.04 (0.08) | 0 (0) |
| Lexicalizations | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Wordlike+ nonwords | ||
| Correct responses | 0.49 (0.12)a | 0.80 (0.11) |
| Incorrect responses | ||
| Phonological errors | 0.95 (0.05) | 0.99 (0.03) |
| Omissions | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.01 (0.03) |
| Neologisms | 0.02 (0.03) | 0 (0) |
| Lexicalizations | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Wordlike− nonwords | ||
| Correct responses | 0.36 (0.14)a | 0.59 (0.13) |
| Incorrect responses | ||
| Phonological errors | 0.85 (0.11) | 0.95 (0.05) |
| Omissions | 0.03 (0.05) | 0.01 (0.02) |
| Neologisms | 0.12 (0.10) | 0.04 (0.05) |
| Lexicalizations | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Mean percentage of correct responses (standard deviation) in the repetition tasks as a function of list condition in a group of 12 healthy elderly participants (Controls) and 10 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
a
Significant group difference (P < 0.05) after Tukey's post hoc multiple comparisons.