Group | Subject | MMSE | Episodic memory | Semantic memory | Executive/attentional function | Visuospatial function |
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The tasks used are as follows: episodic memory – Rey delayed recall, recognition memory test for words; semantic memory – category fluency, camel and cactus test; executive/attentional function – Wisconsin card sorting, STROOP; visuospatial function – Rey copy, dot counting. | ||||||
Although the table seems to show that three VaD patients (KE, VP, DB) and one DAT patient (PS) had no impairment in any cognitive domain, all four patients showed deficits on other tasks not included in the table. | ||||||
DAT, dementia of Alzheimer type; VaD, vascular dementia; +, impaired. | ||||||
VaD | SE | 30 | – | + | + | + |
VaD | RB | 29 | + | – | + | + |
VaD | RD | 29 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | KE | 29 | – | – | – | – |
VaD | VP | 29 | – | – | – | – |
VaD | DB | 28 | – | – | – | – |
VaD | EJ | 27 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | PR | 27 | + | + | + | – |
VaD | LW | 27 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | PH | 26 | + | + | – | + |
VaD | SM | 26 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | RY | 26 | + | + | + | – |
VaD | CG | 24 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | HP | 24 | + | + | – | + |
VaD | HG | 22 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | IB | 20 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | MW | 20 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | RS | 19 | + | + | + | + |
VaD | HK | 18 | + | + | + | + |
% VaD patients impaired: | 78.9 | 78.9 | 73.7 | 73.7 | ||
DAT | PS | 30 | – | – | – | – |
DAT | AA | 29 | – | + | + | – |
DAT | IHe | 28 | – | – | + | – |
DAT | DJ | 27 | + | – | – | – |
DAT | MR | 27 | + | – | – | – |
DAT | BK | 26 | + | – | – | – |
DAT | EL | 26 | + | – | – | – |
DAT | JP | 26 | + | – | – | + |
DAT | JS | 26 | + | – | – | – |
DAT | MU | 25 | + | + | + | + |
DAT | AD | 24 | + | – | + | + |
DAT | JW | 24 | + | + | + | + |
DAT | BC | 23 | + | – | + | + |
DAT | RG | 22 | + | – | + | + |
DAT | IW | 21 | + | – | + | – |
DAT | PB | 20 | + | – | + | – |
DAT | IHu | 20 | + | + | – | + |
DAT | JA | 18 | + | + | + | – |
DAT | VM | 17 | + | + | + | + |
% DAT patients impaired: | 84.2 | 31.6 | 57.9 | 42.1 |