Comparison Between a “Traditional” Memory Test and a “Behavioral” Memory Battery in Spanish Patients

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The main objective of this study was to compare a “traditional” test of memory, the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R; Wechsler, 1987) with a behavioral evaluation test, the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT; Wilson, Cockburn, & Baddeley, 1985). Eighty volunteers participated in the study and were divided into four groups: 20 older adults with memory problems, 20 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, 20 patients with Alzheimer's disease, and 20 controls. A Spanish translation and adaptation of the WMS-R and a Spanish version of the RBMT were used. The results indicated that the RBMT was as robust as the WMS-R in differential discrimination of patients.

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