Russells revised wechsler memory scale in the evaluation of dementia

Matched 31 elderly normals and 25 patients with suspected Alzheimer's disease for age and education and administered the Revised Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS‐R). The patient group performed significantly less well than the control group on all WMS‐R subtests. A bimodal distribution of Percent Ret...

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Published inJournal of clinical psychology Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 989 - 993
Main Authors Brinkman, Samuel D., Gerganoff, Stefan, Largen JR, John W., Pomara, Nunzio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brandon Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.1983
Wiley
Subjects
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Memory
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Retention (Psychology)
Techniques and methods
Wechsler Scales
Human
Test validation
Memory Scale Wechsler
Aptitude test
Diagnostic
Psychometrics
Dementia
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Summary:Matched 31 elderly normals and 25 patients with suspected Alzheimer's disease for age and education and administered the Revised Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS‐R). The patient group performed significantly less well than the control group on all WMS‐R subtests. A bimodal distribution of Percent Retained scores was noted in the patient group, but not in the control group. Results are discussed with respect to the clinical utility of the WMS‐R as a memory screening procedure.
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ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198311)39:6<989::AID-JCLP2270390630>3.0.CO;2-6