“…Of these AD cases, KOLT managed to identify an additional 45%, as well as 100% of the mistaken ‘functional’ patients, a cardinal requirement for second‐stage tools. That sensitivity to mild AD was significantly extended over MMSE's own accuracy, without increasing the number of false alarms, suggests recent moves to include visuo‐perceptual components in newer short mental status scales could lead to increased detection in this population, particularly those patients with relatively greater nonverbal defi‐cits 49,85,86,103 . The ease of administration and patients’ acceptance of KOLT suggest this reliable test might also prove a useful adjunct in other contexts when sensitive screening devices are sought to investigate the presence of early AD (e.g., epidemiological surveys).…”