Expanded Exploration of the Auditory Naming Test in Patients with Dementia.

Background: Auditory naming tests are superior to visual confrontation naming tests in revealing word-finding difficulties in many neuropathological conditions.

Objective: To delineate characteristics of auditory naming most likely to reveal anomia in patients with dementia, and possibly improve diagnostic utility, we evaluated a large sample of patients referred with memory impairment complaints.

Methods: Patients with dementia (N = 733) or other cognitive impairments and normal individuals (N = 69) were evaluated for frequency of impairment on variables of the Auditory Naming Test (ANT) of Hamberger & Seidel versus the Boston Naming Test (BNT).

Cognitive rehabilitation of memory following stroke. Theory, practice, and outcome.

Impaired memory is a common consequence of ischemic stroke. Cognitive rehabilitation of memory is an essential component of any comprehensive rehabilitation program for these patients. Generalizable methods and methods to teach domain-specific knowledge are two principal means whereby impaired memory can be improved.