title: Normative data for the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale.
abstract: Age-adjusted normative data are presented for persons over age 55 on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale. Additional adjustment for the effect of education on test performance is also provided. These data were collected as part of Mayo's Older Americans Normative Studies (MOANS) in a continuing effort to develop age-appropriate norms for older persons on commonly used neuropsychological tests. The normative data presented here should prove more useful in characterizing the presence and severity of general cognitive dysfunction than currently available norms. Limitations and unique features of MOANS normative data are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA. jlucas@mayo.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ivnik
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bohac
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Tangalos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kokmen
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Graff-Radford
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014888:Wechsler Scales