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A total score for the CERAD neuropsychological battery
Chandler MJ, Lacritz LH, Hynan LS, Barnard HD, Allen G, Deschner M, Weiner MF, Cullum CM.. Neurology, 2005-07-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Objective To develop a total or composite score for the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) neuropsychological battery. Method CERAD total scores were obtained by summing scores from the individual CERAD subtests (excluding the Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]) into a total composite (maximum score = 100). The method of tabulating the total score was constructed using normal controls (NCs; n = 424) and patients with AD (n = 835) from the CERAD registry database.
Key findings
- Method CERAD total scores were obtained by summing scores from the individual CERAD subtests (excluding the Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]) into a total composite (maximum score = 100).
- The method of tabulating the total score was constructed using normal controls (NCs; n = 424) and patients with AD (n = 835) from the CERAD registry database.
- The utility of the total score was further tested in independent samples of mild AD (n = 95), mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 60), and NC (n = 95) subjects.
- Results The CERAD total score was highly accurate in differentiating NC and AD subjects in the CERAD registry.
Why it matters
This study developed a total or composite score for the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease neuropsychological battery. It is a measurement-development study, not a treatment, cure, or prevention study.
Study details
- Participants424
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 56/100
Published in a leading specialty journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Neurology) |
| Journal's citation record | 4 / 4 | Neurology: journal h-index 525 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2005 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 424 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 387 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 16.8 citations a year over 23 year(s) since 2005 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 5.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 3 / 6 | Cited by 15 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 72 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author C. Munro Cullum: h-index 72 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Mayo Clinic: institution h-index 1,606 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 16009893) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 56 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Chandler, M. J., Lacritz, L. H., Hynan, L. S., Barnard, H. D., Allen, G., Deschner, M., et al. (2005). A total score for the CERAD neuropsychological battery. Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000167607.63000.38
Vancouver
Chandler MJ, Lacritz LH, Hynan LS, Barnard HD, Allen G, Deschner M, et al. A total score for the CERAD neuropsychological battery. Neurology. 2005. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000167607.63000.38. PMID: 16009893.
BibTeX
@article{chandler2005-16009893,
author = {Chandler, M. J. and Lacritz, L. H. and Hynan, L. S. and Barnard, H. D. and Allen, G. and Deschner, M. and Weiner, M. F. and Cullum, C. M.},
title = {{A total score for the CERAD neuropsychological battery}},
journal = {Neurology},
year = {2005},
doi = {10.1212/01.wnl.0000167607.63000.38},
pmid = {16009893},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000167607.63000.38}
}
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