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digit span

Indications: - assessment of attention - evaluation of delirium - evaluation of short-term memory Procedure: Ask the subject to repeat after you, sequences of digits of increasing length, 1st up to length of 8 in the forward direction, then up to length of 7 in the reverse direction. direction (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Forward: 249 8527 29683 571946 8159362 39815146 Reverse: 174 5297 63851 294738 4192751 Score the longest correct sequences in the forward & reverse directions. A normal forward digit span is 7 +/- 2 Backwards is 2 less than forward.

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attention assessment

References

  1. WLA VA, Dept of Neurobehavior, 2001
  2. Mahler ME, In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 29-Oct 2, 2004