The CERAD Neuropsychological Assessment Battery Total Score Detects and Predicts Alzheimer Disease Dementia with High Diagnostic Accuracy

The cross-sectional results confirm that the CTS is a highly accurate diagnostic tool for detecting AD dementia in elderly primary care patients. In addition, we provide evidence that the CTS is also accurate for the prediction of incident AD dementia. These findings further support the validity of the CTS as an index of overall cognitive functioning for detection and prediction of AD dementia.