Rate of forgetting in mild Alzheimer's-type dementia

Patients with mild dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) and matched controls were examined for rate of forgetting line drawings of common objects. DAT patients demonstrated rapid forgetting in the first 10 min after learning to criterion. This finding is discussed with respect to memory conso...

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Published inBrain and cognition Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 31
Main Authors Hart, R P, Kwentus, J A, Harkins, S W, Taylor, J R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1988
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Aged
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Attention
Female
Humans
Male
Memory
Memory, Short-Term
Mental Recall
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychomotor Performance
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Summary:Patients with mild dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) and matched controls were examined for rate of forgetting line drawings of common objects. DAT patients demonstrated rapid forgetting in the first 10 min after learning to criterion. This finding is discussed with respect to memory consolidation and neuropathologic changes in dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
ISSN:0278-2626
DOI:10.1016/0278-2626(88)90019-X