Modeling the heterogeneity in risk of progression to Alzheimer's disease acrosscognitive profiles in mild cognitive impairment

Table 1 Cognitive functions and how they are tapped into by selected ADNIneuropsychology measures, as specified according to expert opinion

ADNI measure	Cognitive function
	Episodic memory level 1	Episodic memory level 2	Episodic memory level 3	Word fluency	Selective attention	Cognitive flexibility	Perceptualmotor speed
ADAS-delayed recall subscale	X	X	X		X
ADAS word recognition subscale	X				X
AVLT-Trial 6	X	X	X		X
AVLT-List B	X	X			X
Boston naming test				X	X
Category fluency^*				X	X	X
ADAS-number cancellation					X
Trail making test A					X		X
Trail making test B					X	X	X
WAIS-R digit symbol substitution					X		X

ADAS, Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study; ADNI, Alzheimer's DiseaseNeuroimaging Initiative; AVLT, adult verbal learning test; WAIS-R, Wechsleradult intelligence scale-revised; ^*average of vegetable and animalcategories.

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