Multivariate Base Rates of Low Scores on Tests of Learning and Memory Among Latino Adult Populations.
Diego RiveraLaiene Olabarrieta-LandaBrian L BrooksMelissa M ErtlItziar Benito-SánchezMaria Cristina QuijanoWalter Rodriguez-IrizarryAdriana Aguayo ArelisYaneth Rodríguez-AgudeloJuan Carlos Arango-LasprillaPublished in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2019)
Results are consistent with other studies that found that low scores are common when multiple neuropsychological outcomes are evaluated in healthy individuals. Clinicians should consider the higher probability of low scores when evaluating learning and memory using various sets of scores to reduce false-positive diagnoses of cognitive deficits.