Clinical Review
Predicting Dementia of the Alzheimer Type Using Cognistat
Fed Pract. 2006 September;23(9):12
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Matthew Battista, PhD, Siobhan O'Toole, PhD, Stephanie Gaudenti, PhD, Nick Tolchin, MA, Jeff Delarm, MA, and Alycia Barlow, MA
Dr. Battista is a neuropsychologist at the VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno. Dr. O'Toole is an assistant professor at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant University, Fresno. Dr. Gaudenti is a psychologist in the U.S. Air Force and is stationed overseas. At the time of this writing, Mr. Tolchin was a psychology intern at CSPP. He is currently a psychology intern at Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Waterford, WI. Mr. Delarm is a data consultant in Weld County, CO. Ms. Barlow is a psychology intern at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI.
Although not as extensively studied or widely used as the Mini Mental State Examination, Cognistat may be a more sensitive tool for cognitive evaluation in elders. These investigators propose Cognistat subscale cutoff scores for differentiating DAT from other types of cognitive impairment in veterans.