Neuropsychological and Neuropsychiatric Prediction of Global Cognitive Status Among Older Spanish-Speaking Hispanics and English-Speaking Whites

Discussion:
These results suggest that other measures should be considered to increase the predictive accuracy of neuropsychological tests when assessing cognitive status in Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Additional studies of specific ethnic/racial and sociodemographic subgroups are warranted.

Source: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology - October 30, 2014 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Guerrero-Berroa, E., Kluger, A., Schmeidler, J., Sailor, K., Lizardi, H., Golomb, J., Ferris, S., Reisberg, B. Tags: Articles Source Type: research