TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of dementia of the Alzheimer type in a population-based sample
T2 - Neuropsychological test performance
AU - Cahn-Weiner, Deborah
AU - Butters, Nelson
AU - Cahn, Deborah A.
AU - Salmon, David P.
AU - Wiederholt, Wigbert C.
AU - Corey-Bloom, Jody
AU - Edelstein, Sharon L.
AU - Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - The ability to detect dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) in a community-dwelling sample of elderly individuals on the basis of neuropsychological test performance was examined. Three hundred sixty community-dwelling individuals were identified by neurological examination as having probable or possible Alzheimer's disease, being at risk for Alzheimer's disease, or having no cognitive impairment. A logistic model comprised of tests of verbal and nonverbal memory, mental flexibility, and confrontation naming correctly classified 82% of DAT subjects and 98% of normal elderly subjects. The logistic model classified 77% of subjects who were diagnosed as at risk for Alzheimer's disease as being cognitively normal. A cross-validation with a clinically based sample of subjects correctly classified 89% of DAT patients and 100% of normal control subjects. The results suggest that psychometric discrimination of dementia may be less accurate in community-dwelling populations than in clinically based samples. (JINS, 1995, 1, 252-260.).
AB - The ability to detect dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) in a community-dwelling sample of elderly individuals on the basis of neuropsychological test performance was examined. Three hundred sixty community-dwelling individuals were identified by neurological examination as having probable or possible Alzheimer's disease, being at risk for Alzheimer's disease, or having no cognitive impairment. A logistic model comprised of tests of verbal and nonverbal memory, mental flexibility, and confrontation naming correctly classified 82% of DAT subjects and 98% of normal elderly subjects. The logistic model classified 77% of subjects who were diagnosed as at risk for Alzheimer's disease as being cognitively normal. A cross-validation with a clinically based sample of subjects correctly classified 89% of DAT patients and 100% of normal control subjects. The results suggest that psychometric discrimination of dementia may be less accurate in community-dwelling populations than in clinically based samples. (JINS, 1995, 1, 252-260.).
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Dementia
KW - Neuropsychological testing
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U2 - 10.1017/S1355617700000242
DO - 10.1017/S1355617700000242
M3 - Article
C2 - 9375219
AN - SCOPUS:0029295098
VL - 1
SP - 252
EP - 260
JO - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
JF - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
SN - 1355-6177
IS - 3
ER -