Diagnostic utility of the NAB List Learning test in Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-129

  Gavett, Brandon E ^a   Poon, Sabrina J ^a   Ozonoff, Al ^b   Jefferson, Angela L ^a   Nair, Anil K ^a   Green, Robert C ^a,b   Stern, Robert A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Differential diagnosis; Memory; Neuropsychological tests; Neuropsychology; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BATTERY LIST LEARNING TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; AMNESIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 61949354500     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708090176     Document Type: Article

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