Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Verbal Fluency in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Cabuk T., TORUN Ş., Adapinar D. O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, vol.26, no.3, pp.212-219, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tnd.2020.66750
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.212-219
  • Keywords: Verbal fluency, clustering, switching, perseveration, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, ALZHEIMER-DISEASE, OLDER-ADULTS, PERFORMANCE, GENERATION, CONVERSION, DEMENTIA, PATTERNS, DEFICITS, HEALTHY
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this research was to compare the verbal fluency skills of patients diagnosed as having amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) with the participants without neurologic or psychiatric problems through quantitative and qualitative analysis, and to determine in which aspects patients with aMCI differed from the control group.