Short-term practice effects in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: Implications for diagnosis and treatment

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 986-999

  Duff, Kevin ^a   Beglinger, Leigh J ^a   Van Der Heiden, Sara ^a   Moser, David J ^a   Arndt, Stephan ^a,b   Schultz, Susan K ^a   Paulsen, Jane S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild cognitive impairment; Practice effects; Repeat testing

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 50149120621     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208007254     Document Type: Article

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