Analysis of brief language tests in the detection of cognitive decline and dementia

Abstract Lexical access difficulties are frequent in normal aging and initial stages of dementia. Verbal fluency tests are valuable to detect cognitive decline, evidencing lexico-semantic and executive dysfunction. Objectives: To establish which language tests can contribute in detecting dementia a...

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Main Authors: Marcia Radanovic, Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart, Helenice Charchat-Fichman, Emílio Herrera Jr., Edson Erasmo Pereira Lima, Jerusa Smid, Cláudia Sellitto Porto, Ricardo Nitrini
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Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642007000100037&lng=en&tlng=en

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