Proper names in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease |
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Authors: | Semenza C Borgo F Mondini S Pasini M Sgaramella T |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy. |
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Abstract: | A short proper name retrieval test was found to discriminate between unselected subjects and age- and education- matched patients affected by Alzheimer's type dementia at a stage where the Mini-Mental State Examination could not detect a difference between these groups. The proper name retrieval task also compared favorably with the 3MS, a more sensitive, modified version of the MMSE. These findings suggest that proper name retrieval could be used to an advantage and become a routine component of short batteries for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. |
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