Computerized delayed matching to sample and paired associate performance in the early detection of dementia

Abstract

Thls study examrned the ability of two computerized neuropsychological tests, delayed matching to sample and parred associate learning, to detect early dementia Three groups of subjects classified by NINCDSADRDA crrterra and standard neuropsychological tests were studied normal controls, patients believed to be In early stages of dementia of the Alzheimer type, and a group of questionable dementia subjects who reported memory loss but performed normally on standard measures of cognition All subjects completed the two computerized tests The early dementia group performed at a significantly lower level than the other two groups on all standard and computerized measures A linear discriminant fu..