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Table 2 Sensitivity, specifity, PPV and NPV of MMSE and CVLT-LDTR for predicting AD

From: Detection of early Alzheimer's disease in MCI patients by the combination of MMSE and an episodic memory test

n = 105 Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%)
MMSE ≤ 26 64.10 79.59 71.42 73.58
CVLT-LDTR ≤ 4 72.91 70.31 64.81 77.58
MMSE ≤ 26 and/or CVLT-LDTR ≤ 4 94.80 63.26 67.27 93.93
MMSE ≤ 26 and CVLT-LDTR ≤ 4 43.58 91.83 80.95 67.16
  1. PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; CVLT-LDTR: California Verbal LearningTest Long Delayed Total Recall
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BMC Neurology

ISSN: 1471-2377

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