Table 1

 Demographic characteristics and neuropsychological test scores

ADCut off scores
The results shown are the neuropsychological test mean scores and standard deviations obtained by AD patients and cut off scores in a normal population matched for age and educational level. MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; RAVLT, Rey’s Auditory Verbal Learning Test.
Age70.5 (6.9)
Educational level7.9 (2.9)
Time from onset disease (months)26.8 (16.4)
Gender (male/female)8/12
MMSE19.1 (5.5)>24
RAVLT, immediate recall22.7 (8.3)>28.56
RAVLT, delayed recall2.5 (3)>4.64
RAVLT, recognition (hits)10.6 (4.2)>12
RAVLT, recognition (false alarms)11.3 (9.1)<2
Immediate visual memory13.6 (4.9)>14.95
Raven’s coloured matrices14.4 (5.9)>18.98
Constructive praxis6.6 (3.6)>8
Constructive praxis (with landmarks)53.4 (13.9)>67
Phonological verbal fluency14.3 (11.2)>21.5