Research article summary (published 30 Dec 1991):

The usefulness of the Western Aphasia Battery for differential diagnosis of Alzheimer dementia and focal stroke syndromes: preliminary evidence.

Full Abstract

We assessed the usefulness of the Western Aphasia Battery for distinguishing the language disturbances caused by Alzheimer dementia (AD) from those caused by stroke. Using discriminant function analyses, the multiple variable "aphasia quotient--reading quotient--writing quotient" classified 29 (72.5%) of the 40 patients correctly. These 29 patients included 8 of 10 patients with left hemisphere infarction and fluent aphasia; 6 of 10 with AD; 5 of 10 patients with right hemisphere infarction; and all 10 of the neurologically normal control subjects. The patients with AD and those with right hemisphere stroke were the most difficult to classify using the aphasia battery.

Author information

Author/s: Horner, J (J); Dawson, D V (DV); Heyman, A (A); Fish, A M (AM);

Affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Brain and language (Brain Lang), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1992-Jan; vol 42 (issue 1) : pp 77-88

Dates: Created 1992/04/21; Completed 1992/04/21; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 1547470, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; psychology Amnesia - diagnosis; psychology Anomia - diagnosis; psychology Aphasia, Broca - diagnosis; psychology Aphasia, Wernicke - diagnosis; psychology Dementia, Multi-Infarct - diagnosis; psychology Diagnosis, Differential

Dominance, Cerebral Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics

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