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Peer reviewedMcCurry, Susan M.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores of 216 elderly Alzheimer's Disease patients based on 3 sets of recent age-extended norms were compared. Results demonstrate the importance of reporting the normative sample on which IQ scores for older adults are based and provide guidelines for selecting a set of age-related norms. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Comparative Analysis
Prigatano, George P.; Smason, Ivan – BNI Quarterly, 1994
Assessing higher cerebral functions in patients with known or suspected dementia requires sampling numerous abilities quickly and accurately. This paper reports on the performance of 20 patients with probable dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) on the BNI Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions (BNI Screen). These patients' performances were…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests
Download full textGaillard, Douchka – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 1998
Drawing on research on techniques for scaffolding in speech therapy for victims of Alzheimer's Disease, some considerations in determining appropriate scaffolding in speech therapist-client interactions at four levels of interaction (initial, those involving early language activities, discourse interactions, and turn-taking) are discussed.…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Classroom Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Foreign Countries
