Considering the base rates of low performance in cognitively healthy older adults improves the accuracy to identify neurocognitive impairment with the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease-Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (CERAD-NAB)
It is common for some healthy older adults to obtain low test scores when a battery of neuropsychological tests is administered, which increases the risk of the clinician misdiagnosing cognitive impairment. Thus, base rates of healthy individuals’ low scores are required to more accurately interpre...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2015
|
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464368/ |