title: The value of Luria's Neuropsychological Investigation for the assessment of cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer-type dementia.
abstract: Items from Luria's Neuropsychological Investigation (LNI) were used to assess cognitive functioning in three groups: patients with Alzheimer-type dementia (ATD), with alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (KS) and control subjects of comparable age. The LNI was shown to be a sensitive assessment in that it distinguished differences within the ATD group and among the three groups. The validity and usefulness of the LNI in Alzheimer-type dementia are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008182:Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013060:Speech; D014796:Visual Perception