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neuropsychologist can use different assessment ins-  vely assess neuropsychological functioning of study
          truments, including clinical interviews, behavioral  participants, as well as their progression during the
          observation, cognitive tests and different question-  longitudinal follow-up.
          naires that allow for collecting information from both
          the individual and a reliable informant.            Specifically, although the neuropsychological bat-
                                                              tery focuses especially on the evaluation of memory
          The Vallecas Project neuropsychological examina-    processes, attention and executive functions as po-
          tion protocol has been designed to comprehensi-     tential early markers of Alzheimer's disease, the neu-

                                                                                     VISITS  1º 2º 3º  4º  5º 6º 7º
               Cognitive performance
                     Reading test to evaluate premorbid intelligence                        a

                     Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)                                   a a a  a  a a a
                     Clock Drawing Test                                                     a a a  a  a a a
                     Free And Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT)                         a a a  a  a a a
                     Semantic Lexical Evocation (P, M, R)                                   a a a  a  a a a
                     Semantic Verbal Fluency (Animals, Fruits and Vegetables, Kitchen Utensils)  a a a  a  a a a
                     Number Key (WAIS-III)                                                  a a a  a  a a a
                     Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure Test                                     a    a  a  a a a
                     Forward and reverse digits (WAIS-III)                                    a a  a  a a a
                     Symbolic gesture and Imitation of bilateral postures (TBR)               a a  a  a a a
                     Rules Change (BADS)                                                      a a  a  a a a
                     Test of the five points                                                  a a  a  a

                     Boston Naming Test (BNT-15)                                              a a  a  a a a
               Cognitive complaints
                     Interview for the assessment of cognitive complaints                   a a a  a  a a a
                     Memory Failures in Everyday (MFE)                                        a a  a  a a a
               Depression and anxiety
                     Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)                                    a a a  a  a a a
                     State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)                                   a a a  a  a a a
               Functional scales
                     Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ)                              a a a  a  a a a
                     Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)                                         a a a  a  a a a








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