Detection of MCI in the clinic: Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a computerised test battery, the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and the MMSE

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-460

  de Jager, Celeste A ^a   Schrijnemaekers, Anne Claire M C ^b   Honey, Thurza E M ^a   Budge, Marc M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Adelante Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; CogState; Computerised tests; Elderly; HVLT; Memory; Mild cognitive impairment; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGSTATE TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 67649441091     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp068     Document Type: Article

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