--- title: Study Shows Effectiveness of Brief, Simple Test to Screen for Cognitive Impairment in AD description: Study Shows Effectiveness of Brief, Simple Test to Screen for Cognitive Impairment in AD --- [![king devi cktest](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/hs-fs/hubfs/King_Devick_Test_July_2016_Files/Images/logo.png?width=215&height=145&name=logo.png "king devi cktest")](http://kingdevicktest.com/) - [844-606-7513](tel:844-606-7513) - [**Tutorials**](http://kingdevicktest.com/tutorials) - [Buy Now](http://kingdevicktest.com/buy-now/) - [Home](http://kingdevicktest.com/) - [About Us](http://kingdevicktest.com/about/) - [Leadership](http://kingdevicktest.com/leadership/) - [Products](http://kingdevicktest.com/products/) - [Press Kit](http://kingdevicktest.com/press-kit/) - [Concussions](http://kingdevicktest.com/concussions/) - [Understanding Concussions](http://kingdevicktest.com/understanding-concussions/) - [How King-Devick Test Works](http://kingdevicktest.com/how-king-devick-test-works/) - 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July 7 2016 [Alzheimer's Disease](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/alzheimers-disease), [Boston University School of Medicine](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/boston-university-school-of-medicine), [King-Devick Test](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/king-devick-test), [News](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/news), [Press](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/press) - [0](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/2016/07/07/study-shows-effectiveness-brief-simple-test-screen-cognitive-impairment-ad#comments-listing) [Alzheimer's Disease](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/alzheimers-disease), [Boston University School of Medicine](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/boston-university-school-of-medicine), [King-Devick Test](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/king-devick-test), [News](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/news), [Press](https://info.kingdevicktest.com/topic/press) A brief, simple number naming test known as the King-Devick (K-D), can differentiate between cognitively healthy elderly individuals and cognitively impaired people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD dementia. The study appears online in the journal *Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders*, and was conducted by researchers at the [Alzheimer’s Disease Center](https://www.bu.edu/alzresearch/) (BU ADC), with collaborators from Harvard Medical School and New York University School of Medicine. 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