Table 1

Recommendations for neuropsychological assessment for dementia

CERAD6 UDS*7 CIMA-Q battery10 Finney et al 11
Boston Naming TestAnimal list generationAnimal fluencyAssessment (MoCA)
Constructional praxisBoston Naming TestAuditory verbal Boston namingBoston Naming Test
Mini-Mental State ExaminationDigit symbolDigit symbolCOWAT
Recall of constructional praxisDigit span forward and backwardLearning test line object decisionHopkins/California Verbal Learning Test
Verbal fluencyLogical memory, story AOrientation ReyMattis Dementia Rating Scale
Word list memoryMini-Mental State ExaminationTrail Making Test (A–B)Mini-Mental State Examination
Word list recallTrail Making Test (A–B)Montreal cognitive Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure
Word list recognitionVegetable list generationStroop test
Trail Making Test (A–B)
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
  • *Low sensitivity (73.6%) and specificity (70.8%) for MCI.

  • CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease; CIMA-Q, Consortium for the early identification of AD-Quebec; COWAT, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; MCI, Mild Cognitive Impairment; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; UDS, uniform data set.