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The aims of this study were (a) to explore the utility of, and make more widely
available, an updated and extended version of the Cambridge Semantic Memory test battery, and (b) to use this battery in conjunction with other tests to characterise the profile of several different forms of progressive cognitive
impairment: semantic dementia (SD, n = 15), mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 7), established Alzheimer's disease (AD) (n = 8), all in comparison to normal controls (n = 45). The semantic battery is useful in a variety of ways for
exploring the nature of semantic deficits; on its own, however, it does not provide sensitive differentiation between patients with AD and SD. An assessment
including measures of episodic memory and visuospatial abilities as well as the semantic battery is recommended for good characterisation of the cognitive
profiles associated with SD and AD.

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