The Italian Version of the Five-Word Test: A Simple Diagnostic Test for Dementia due to Alzheimers Disease in Routine Clinical Practice

摘要

Background The five-word test (FWT) is a neuropsychological tool (derived from the Grober and Buschke paradigm), measuring hippocampal memory trace consolidation. The study aimed to validate the test for the Italian language and to verify its ability to discriminate patients affected by mild cognitive impairment and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease from healthy matches.