Using a highly abbreviated California Verbal Learning Test-II to detect verbal memory deficits.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is frequently accompanied by changes in verbal memory. We hypothesized that administering an abbreviated California Verbal Learning Test-II (CVLT-II) would detect verbal memory problems in MS accurately, thus serving as a potential screening tool. We performed receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) analyses of three trials (trial 1, trial 2, and trial 1+2 combined) for raw data against standardized total scores. The results showed that at 1.5 standard deviations (SD) from the mean, the first two trials were 96.3% accurate, while at 2 SD from the mean, the first two trials combined were 97.5% accurate. We conclude that this study demonstrates than an abbreviated CVLT-II is a valid screening tool for verbal memory impairments.
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Elizabeth S
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Gromisch
Vance
V
Zemon
Ralph H B
RH
Benedict
Nancy D
ND
Chiaravalloti
John
J
DeLuca
Mary A
MA
Picone
Sonya
S
Kim
Frederick W
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Foley
D019540:Area Under Curve; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology