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Recall of a 10-Word List in the Assessment of Dementia in the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. J. Harris  and
J. H. Dowson
S. J. Harris
Affiliation:
High Royds Hospital, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LSZ9 6AQ; and Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds
J. H. Dowson
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge Clinical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ
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Summary

Residents of homes for the elderly with a history of impaired memory compatible with senile Alzheimer dementia were assessed by a paired-associate learning test (PALT) and a word list recall test. The latter discriminated between groups of individuals categorized according to severity of cognitive impairment by the PALT. It may be suitable for the assessment of memory for new information in clinical practice and for the evaluation of change in clinical trials of treatments for dementia.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 5 , November 1982 , pp. 524 - 527
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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