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neuropsychological battery for dementia evaluation
A sample battery of testing performed by a neuropsychologist in about 3 hours.
Mini-mental status examination (MMSE)
General behavior & mood
- geriatric depression scale (GDS)
- neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI)
Language
- WAIS-R verbal subscale
- language & speech battery
- Boston naming test
- verbal fluency test
Memory
- California verbal learning test
- Weschler memory scale - logical memory
- Rey-Osterrieth complex figure recall
Perceptual
- Rey-Osterrieth complex figure copy
- complex visual screening tasks
Attention & executive functions
- trailmaking A & B
- WAIS-R digit symbol subtest
Related
Folstein Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
geriatric depression scale (GDS)
Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test (CFT)
trailmaking test
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
General
neuropsychologic testing
References
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Osterweil et al eds,
McGraw Hill, New York, 2000, pg 99