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ArticleArchives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists2026

Abnormal Forgetting Rate from the Recency Portion of a Word-List in Patients with Subjective Cognitive Decline.

C Leonardi, V Di Palma, M S De Simone, A Stanzione, M Rodini, G Caruso, S Covino, M Pugliese, C Caltagirone, G A Carlesimo

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C LeonardiDepartment of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-6172-4313
V Di PalmaNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
M S De SimoneNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2196-3856
A StanzioneNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
M RodiniNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
G CarusoNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
S CovinoNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
M PuglieseNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
C CaltagironeNeuropsychology of Memory Laboratory, Clinical and Behavioral Neurology Department, IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy.
G A CarlesimoDepartment of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy.

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Italian Ministry of Health-European Union NextGenerationEU CUP J83C22002120007Italian Ministry of Health-European Union NextGenerationEU PNRR-MAD-2022-12376889
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Abstract

backgroundSubjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a self-perceived decline in cognitive functioning, considered at risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

objectiveIn this retrospective case-control study, we investigated whether the Recency ratio (Rr), a measure of forgetting from the final portion of a word list, can objectify the memory complaints reported by individuals with SCD.

methodWe administered the 15-word list Recall Test to 54 SCD individuals and 69 healthy controls. Both groups disclosed a recency effect in immediate recall, with a decline in the delayed recall, particularly marked in the SCD group.

resultsA two-way ANOVA comparing ratio scores across the three portions of the list revealed a significant Group x Position interaction (F = 4.47; p = .01), due to a significantly higher ratio value in the recency portion for the SCD group (F = 4.84; p = .03), while primacy and mid-list ratios were comparable between groups.

conclusionsThese results, in continuity with previous data in MCI and AD populations, may suggest that, since Rr significantly differs between groups, a possible model including Rr along with other measures may increase accuracy in detecting memory complaints experienced by SCD people. Even if Rr alone cannot predict group classification, our observations could help identify neuropsychological markers useful in the early stages of AD. To our knowledge, this is the first time Rr has been studied in the SCD population, and this makes our data particularly relevant, in that they document a decline that standard neuropsychological tests are not able to detect.

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Cognitive DysfunctionMemory DisordersMental RecallAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsRetrospective StudiesAlzheimer diseaseEpisodic memoryLearningMild cognitive impairmentNeuropsychological testsNeuropsychologyRey auditory verbal learning test

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