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Table 3 High discrimination items and disease stages

From: Item response theory analysis of cognitive tests in people with dementia: a systematic review

 

Early disease/high difficulty

Moderate stages

Late disease/low difficulty

High discrimination

“Orientation to date” (MMSE)

ADAS-cog

“Name pencil” (MMSE)

“Word recall” (ADAS-cog)

“Ideational praxis” (ADAS-cog)

“Close eyes” (MMSE)

“Construction” (ADAS-cog)

“Name watch” (MMSE)

“Word finding” (ADAS-cog)

“Speech comprehension”

(ADAS-cog)

“Commands” (ADAS-cog)

“Speech content” (ADAS-cog)

“Naming” (ADAS-cog)