Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
Open Access

Review Article

The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and Detection of MCI and Mild Dementia: A Literature Review

Xin Xu^1,4*, Tri Budi Rahardjo², Shifu Xiao³, Eef Hogervorst^1*

¹Psychology Division, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK

²Center for Aging Studies, Depok, Indonesia

³Shanghai Mental Health Center Shanghai China

⁴Memory, Ageing and Cognition Center, National University of Singapore

*Corresponding Author:

Xin Xu
Applied Cognitive Research
Psychology Division, School of Sport
Exercise and Health, Brockington Building
AshbyAsby Road, Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Tel: + 44 1509 223020
E-mail: X.Xu@lboro.ac.uk

Eef Hogervorst
Applied Cognitive Research
Psychology Division, School of Sport
Exercise and Health, Brockington Building
AshbyAsby Road, Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Tel: + 44 1509 223020
E-mail: E.Hogervorst@lboro.ac.uk

Received date: January 07, 2014; Accepted date: October 17, 2014; Published date: October 24, 2014

Citation: Xu X, Rahardjo TB, Xiao SF, Hogervorst E, (2014) The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and Detection of MCI and Mild Dementia: A Literature Review. J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 4:166. doi: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000166

Copyright: © 2014 Xu X, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

A decline in verbal memory is one of the primary symptoms found in amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) and most types of dementia. To detect verbal memory impairment in clinical and research settings, the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test (HVLT) has been recommended. In the current paper, the utility of the HVLT for aMCI/mild dementia diagnostics, as well as its use in treatment studies is reviewed. The HVLT was considered to have good diagnostic accuracy, be well tolerated and applicable across cultures. Optimal cut-offs for MCI and mild dementia are discussed and their possible relation to demographic factors such as age, gender, ethnicity and education.

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