Other than performing a brain biopsy, which is rarely done, doctors diagnose Alzheimer's in living people through verbal tests, physical examination and by excluding other known causes of dementia.
Many graduate schools, for example, require Graduate Record Examination verbal scores for humanities and social science programs but not for science and engineering.
Eligibility is confirmed by verbal and clinical examination carried out by the principal investigator of the study (medical doctor).
Each participant gave verbal approval for examination, and written approval was taken for any photographs that were taken.
Verbal fluency test (adapted from the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-III)[ 42] ): The verbal fluency test requires participants to say as many words as possible from a category (animals) in a specified time (60 seconds).
On the occasion of subsequent examinations, verbal consent was obtained in view of collecting follow-up data.
Methods: The proposal takes into account the several parameters as diagnostic factors as gender, age, the level of education, study time, and scores from cognitive tests (Mini-Mental State Examination, Semantic Verbal Fluency Test, Clinical Dementia Rating and Ascertaining Dementia).
Secondly, there is an examination of verbal reports produced by language learners undertaking two conventional comprehension tasks, in order to establish the extent to which the processes engaged differ from those that would be relevant in a lecture context.
The clinical samples were taken from patients presenting with influenza-like illness who gave verbal consent for virological examination.
