TABLE 3.  Comparison of neuropsychologic tests as tools for the assessment of antidementia drugsa

 

 

Criterion number

 

 

Reliable

Practical

Valid

Instrument

Reference

1

2

3

4

4

5

6

MMSEb

17

+ + +

+ + +

+ + +

0

+

+ +

+ + +

BIMCc

4

+ + +

+ +

+ + +

0

+

+

+ + +

ADAS-Cogd

49

+ + +

+ + +

+ +

+ + +

+ + +

+ + +

+ + +

SKTe

13

+ + +

+

+ +

+ + +

+ +

+

+ +

Mattis Dementia Scale

8

+ +

+ +

+

0

+ + +

+ +

+ +

CERAD Batteryf

42

+ + +

+ + +

+ +

+

+ + +

+ + +

+ + +

NYU Battery

15

+ + +

+ +

+

+ + +

+ + +

+

+

Everyday Memory

31

+ +

+ +

+

+ + +

+ +

+

+

WAIS-Rg

63

+ + +

+ + +

0

0

0

0

+

   a Degree to which each criterion has been met based on available data; 0 = does not meet; +, + +,

+ + + = satisfied to slight, moderate, or high degree, respectively.

   b Mini Mental State Exam.

   c Blessed Test of Information, Memory, and Concentration.

   d Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale, Cognitive Subscale.

   e Syndrome Kurtztest.

   f Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease.

   g Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Revised.

 

 

 

 

published 2000