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Alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive in clinical practice
Author(s)Jordi Peña-Casanova
Journal titleInternational Psychogeriatrics, vol 9, supplement 1, 1997
Pagespp 105-114
KeywordsDementia ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Spain.
AnnotationThe aim of this paper is to review a series of measurement standards for group and individual-patient applications of cognitive tests for Alzheimer's disease (AD), to review the literature, and to use specific data from the NORMACODEM (a project of standardisation of cognitive and functional tools for AD) to evaluate the measurement standards of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive (ADAS-Cog). The results indicated that ADAS-Cog meets practicality standards, that the scoring method is not difficult, but that training is needed to administer the test. In comparison with other rating scales, the ADAS-Cog is regarded as more comprehensive, although it is not a substitute for an extensive neuropsychological test. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-981001231 A
ClassmarkEA: 3V: 4C: 76S

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