In CSHA-1 and 2, those who scored
less than 78 on the 3MS, plus a sample of people who scored
78 or above and all those living in institutions, were invited
to undergo the clinical assessment. The Neuropsychological
Assessment formed part of the CSHA-1 and 2 clinical assessment.
In CSHA-3, the neuropsychological assessment formed a separate
component that was administered to all who scored below 90
on the 3MS. Those whom the neuropsychologist considered to
have cognitive impairments were invited to attend the clinical
examination
Content of the CSHA neuropsychological
assessment:
Domain
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Test
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CSHA 1
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CSHA 2
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CSHA 3
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Memory
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Buschke Cued Recall (1)
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Wechsler Memory Scale: Information
Subtest (2)
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Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning (3)
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Benton Visual Retention Test -R (4)
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Wechsler Digit Span (5)
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Working Memory (6)
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Abstract thinking
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WAIS-R Similarities Test (short form)
(2)
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Executive functioning
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WAIS-R Digit Symbol Sub-test (2)
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Trail Making (7)
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Judgment
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WAIS-R Comprehension (short form)
(2)
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Aphasia
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Tokens Test (8)
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Word Fluency (9)
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Boston Naming Test (10)
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Animal Naming (11)
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Apraxia
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Clock Drawing (12)
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Gesture Execution (13)
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Agnosia
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Buschke Visual identification (1)
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Construction
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WAIS-R Block Design (short form) (2)
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Pre-morbid intelligence
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WRAT-3 Reading (14)
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References:
(1) Buschke, H. (1984). Cued recall in amnesia. Journal of
Clinical Neuropsychology, 6, 433-440.
(2) Wechsler, D. (1981). Manual
for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised. New York:
Psychological Corporation.
(3) Rey, A. (1964). L'examen clinique
en psychologie. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
(4) Benton, A. L. (1974). Revised
Visual Retention test: clinical and experimental applications.
(4th ed.). New York: Psychological Corporation.
(5) Wechsler, D. (1981). Manual
for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised. New York:
Psychological Corporation.
(6) Dobbs, A. R., & Rule, B.
G. (1989). Adult age differences in working memory. Psychology
& Aging, 4, 500-503.
(7) Reitan, R. M. (1992). Trail
Making Test: manual for administration and scoring. Arizona:
Reitan Neuropsychology Laboratory.
(8) Benton, A. L., & Hamsher,
K. (1989). Multilingual Aphasia Examination. (2nd ed.). Iowa
City, Iowa USA: AJA Associates.
(9) Spreen, O., & Benton, A.
L. (1977). Neurosensory center comprehensive examination for
aphasia. Victoria, British Columbia: University of Victoria.
(10) Mack, W. J., et al. (1992).
Boston Naming Test: shortened versions for use in Alzheimer's
disease. Journal of Gerontology Series B, Psychological Sciences
& Social Sciences, 47, P154-P158.
(11) Read, D. E. (1980). Neuropsychological
Assessment of Memory in Early Dementia: Normative data for
a new battery of memory tests "Animal Naming". Victoria,
Canada.
(12) Tuokko, H., et al. (1992).
The Clock Test: a sensitive measure to differentiate normal
elderly from those with Alzheimer disease. Journal of the
American Geriatric Society 40: 579-584.
(13) Joanette, Y., et al. (1999).
Evaluation neuropsychologique dans la démence de type
Alzheimer: un compromis optimal. L'Année gérontologique,
9: 69-83.
(14) Wilkinson, G.S. (1993). Wide
Range Achievement Test (WRAT-3) administration manual. Wilmington,
DE: Wide Range, Inc.

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