Open AccessThe Predictive Value of the Memory Impairment Screen in Patients With Subjective Memory Complaints
Author(s) -
Pedro J. Modrego,
José Gazulla
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.12m01435
Subject(s) - dementia , clinical dementia rating , memory clinic , memory impairment , geriatric depression scale , mini–mental state examination , medicine , neuropsychology , rating scale , cohort , depression (economics) , disease , prospective cohort study , alzheimer's disease , psychology , psychiatry , cognition , developmental psychology , depressive symptoms , economics , macroeconomics
The use of biomarkers in early Alzheimer's disease detection is growing. However, it is not clear whether sophisticated biomarker testing is more efficient than neuropsychological tests focused on memory. The goal of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of the Memory Impairment Screen (MIS), a simple and brief memory test, in elderly subjects with subjective memory loss.