Repeat & Point German Adaptation of a tool for differentiating semantic dementia and primary progressive aphasia

Doctors and neuropsychologists need easy applicable tests to diagnose and differentiate various types of dementia. It can be difficult in the case of neurodegenerative processes leading to progressing language problems, especially semantic dementia (SD) and primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Hodges et al. (2008) developed therefore the „Repeat and Point Test“ (R&PT) practicable within ca. 10 minutes (Cortex 44, 1265–1270; www.ftdrg.org/research/test-downloads). For the R&PT, the patient first has to repeat a word given by the examiner and afterwards point to the associated picture on a board with 6 distractors (…