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ArticleTitle	Addition of the cued recall and recognition tasks to Mini Mental State Examination improves the efficacy of the recall task
Language	J
AuthorList	Naoaki Ito¹⁾, Atsushi Sato²⁾, Toru Imamura¹⁾³⁾
Affiliation	1) Department of Speech Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare 2) Division of Speech Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation, Niigata Rehabilitation Hospital 3) Department of Neurology, Niigata Rehabilitation Hospital
Publication	Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 21 (4), 252-258, 2005
Received	Mar 28, 2005
Accepted	Jun 13, 2005
Abstract	Background: The free recall task of 3 words in MMSE is reported to be insufficient to assess the severity of recent memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective: To assess the usefulness of cued recall and recognition tasks that were added to the recall task in MMSE. Methods: We recruited 95 patients with AD based on the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. Each patient under went MMSE, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) and cued recall and recognition tasks for the words which were not recollected in the free recall task in MMSE. In 70 patients, the severity of memory impairment in daily living was assessed with Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR). Results: The combined score of free recall, cued recall and recognition tasks was significantly correlated to the score of immediate recall of 10 words list in ADAS, and the memory impairment in CDR. Conclusion: The combined score may be useful index to assess the severity of the neuropsychological and clinical memory impairments in AD.
Keywords	recent memory deficits, cued recall, recognition, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Activity of Daily Living (ADL)