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Factor structure of the CERAD neuropsychological battery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2004

MILTON E. STRAUSS  and
THOMAS FRITSCH
MILTON E. STRAUSS
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio University Memory and Aging Center of University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
THOMAS FRITSCH
Affiliation:
University Memory and Aging Center of University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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Abstract

The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) neuropsychological battery was developed to evaluate cognitive impairments associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous studies have suggested that the battery is multi-dimensional, represented by either 3 or 5 dimensions. In this study a principal factor analysis was conducted using contemporary quantitative methods for determining the number of factors. Exploratory factor analysis of the CERAD battery and MMSE was conducted using one-half of the CERAD database (total N = 969). Glorfeld's modification of Horn's parallel analysis method suggested that there was 1 common factor in the variable matrix. Characterization of patterns of deficits in AD requires supplementation of measures derived from the CERAD and MMSE with other tests. (JINS, 2004, 10, 559–565.)

Keywords

Alzheimer's diseaseCERADFactor analysisNeuropsychological assessment
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , July 2004 , pp. 559 - 565
Copyright
2004 The International Neuropsychological Society

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