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Verbal Fluency Test

Aka: Verbal Fluency Test

Indications
1. Dementia Screening
2. Language and Executive Functioning brief assessment
Technique
1. Name as many animals as possible in 1 minute
2. One point assigned for each unique animal
Interpretation: Scores consistent with Dementia
1. Standard education: Positive if Score <15
2. Education <8 years: Positive if Score <12
3. No formal education: Positive if Score <9
Efficacy
1. Test Sensitivity: 88%
2. Test Specificity: 96%

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/29/2011 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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