Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2006):

The clinical utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in assessing cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Full Abstract

The progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was studied by examining patterns of test performance on successive administrations of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) in a sample of 63 participants who were diagnosed with probable AD. Assessments were performed at intervals ranging approximately from 3 to 38 months apart. Results indicated that the pattern of progression and sequence of neuropsychological decline in AD is influenced by sex and age of disease onset. Results offered support for the clinical staging of AD and further substantiated the clinical utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in staging degree of dementia.

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Author information

Author/s: Miller, Julie M (JM); Pliskin, Neil H (NH);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60610, USA. jmiller(-atsign-)psych.uic.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: The International journal of neuroscience (Int J Neurosci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-May; vol 116 (issue 5) : pp 613-27

Dates: Created 2006/04/28; Completed 2006/07/06; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16644521, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Aged Alzheimer Disease - complications Case-Control Studies Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; etiology Female Follow-Up Studies

Humans Male Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics Sex Factors

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