title: [Verbal ability of Alzheimer's disease patients and very elderly control patients using the Aachen aphasia test].
abstract: We assessed language function, using the Aachen aphasia test (AAT), in 14 subjects with Alzheimer's disease and 6 control patients. Aphasia did not occur in control patients, but in 11 of 14 Alzheimer's disease patients. Impairment of object naming was the most prevalent abnormality. Performance in AAT subtests repetition, written language, object naming, comprehension and token test correlated strongly with Mini-Mental State scores.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000849:Anomia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Untersuchung der sprachlichen Fähigkeiten von Alzheimer-Patienten und hochbetagten Kontrollpatienten mit dem Aachener Aphasie-Test.