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ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Are the "Serial 7s" and Spelling Backwards Tasks From the MMSE Comparable in MCI and Dementia?

Edoardo Nicolò Aiello, Giulia De Luca, Arianna Moreschi, Beatrice Curti, Francesco Cazzini, Andrea Cerri, Selene Saba, Valerio Patisso, Alessio Maranzano, Vincenzo Silani and 3 more

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Edoardo Nicolò AielloDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Giulia De LucaDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2789-8925
Arianna MoreschiDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Beatrice CurtiDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Francesco CazziniUniversity of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Andrea CerriUniversità Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Selene SabaUniversity of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Valerio PatissoNeurology Residency Program, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Alessio MaranzanoDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Vincenzo SilaniDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Nicola TicozziDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Federico VerdeDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3977-6995
Barbara PolettiDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We explored the comparability of the "Serial 7s" (S7) and Spelling Backwards (SB) tasks from MMSE in 313 patients with MCI (

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Cognitive DysfunctionDementiaMental Status and Dementia TestsNeuropsychological TestsAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleattentioncognitive screeningdementiamild cognitive impairmentmini-mental state examinationpsychometrics

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