Comparison between a "traditional" memory test and a "behavioral" memory battery in Spanish patients.
The main objective of this study was to compare a "traditional" test of memory, the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R; Wechsler, 1987) with a behavioral evaluation test, the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT; Wilson, Cockburn, & Baddeley, 1985). Eighty volunteers participated in the study and were divided into four groups: 20 older adults with memory problems, 20 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, 20 patients with Alzheimer' s disease, and 20 controls. A Spanish translation and adaptation of the WMS-R and a Spanish version of the RBMT were used. The results indicated that the RBMT was as robust as the WMS-R in differential discrimination of patients.
Pérez
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M
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Granada, Spain. mperezg@platon.ugr.es
Godoy
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J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D004493:Education; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D014888:Wechsler Scales