알츠하이머병과 경도인지장애 환자에서 이름대기 검사 수행 능력의 차이

Background: We analyzed the performance on a naming test and the correlations between the scores on the naming test and neuropsychological test scores in patients with mild cognitive impairment(MCI) and mild Alzheimer’s disease(AD). Methods: The subjects included 69 patients with MCI and 33 patients with mild AD. We performed general cognitive fun- ctions, the Korean version of the Boston Naming Test(K-BNT), the digit span test, the Rey figure copy test(RCFT), the Seoul Verbal Learning Test(SVLT), and frontal function tests. The detailed items of the K-BNT were analyzed for the two subject groups, and the correlations between the K-BNT scores and those of the neuropsychological tests were examined. Results: Significant differences were observed on the item for the number of correct answers after two syllables on the K- BNT task in patients with AD and MCI(p