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Departments of Neurology (Drs. Thal and Grundman) and Pediatrics and the Kennedy Center (Dr. Golden), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
We carried out a correlational analysis of the scores on the Blessed Information-Memory-Concentration Test and the Mini-Mental State Exam in 40 subjects with Alzheimer's disease. The average product moment correlation coefficient between the two tests on repeated administration over 6 weeks ranged from –0.73 to –0.83. Both tests demonstrated test-retest reliability coefficients of 0.75 and above. A formula was developed to convert one test score to the other.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Thal, Department of Neurology (127), San Diego VA Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161.
Accepted for publication June 6, 1985.
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