Validity IDENTIFIERS *Alzheimers Disease

Although criteria for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have become better defined, few research findings have appeared in the literature which characterize the degenerative curse of the disease. Of particular interest to both clinicians and researchers would be a study focusing on changes in the patient's cognitive and behavioral abilities over time. This sttidy manverod thm rhmng=, in cognitiva, and 1,=havifir=1 abilities displayed by Alzheimer's disease patients over a period of 6 months. Data were collected as part of a large-scale, ongoing longitudinal research project. Subjects were 5 males and 11 females meeting criteria for probable AD. The mean age of the sample ws 76.4 years and the average level of education was 12.4 years. The cognitive tests used included the Mental Status Questionnaire, the Mini-Mental State Examination, and the Information-Memory-Concentration test. Th