Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease
OBJECTIVES: To verify the accuracy of prospective memory (ProM) tests in Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS: Twenty mild AD patients (CDR 1), and 20 controls underwent Digit Span (DS), Trail Making (TM) A and B, visual perception, Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning tests, and Cornell Scale for Depress...
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doaj-7faf36dab22441f49746a449c08a1bc12020-11-24T23:07:15ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-01-01701172110.1590/S0004-282X2012000100005S0004-282X2012000100005Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's diseaseSergilaine Pereira Martins0Benito Pereira Damasceno1Universidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Estadual de CampinasOBJECTIVES: To verify the accuracy of prospective memory (ProM) tests in Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS: Twenty mild AD patients (CDR 1), and 20 controls underwent Digit Span (DS), Trail Making (TM) A and B, visual perception, Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning tests, and Cornell Scale for Depression. AD diagnosis was based on DSM-IV and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. ProM was assessed with the appointment and belonging subtests of Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test (RBMT); and with two new tests (the clock and animal tests). RESULTS: AD patients had a worse performance than controls on the majority of tests, except DS forward and TM-A. There was no correlation between RBMT and the new ProM tests. As for accuracy, the only significant difference concerned the higher sensitivity of our animal test versus the RBMT belonging test. CONCLUSIONS: The clock and the animal tests showed similar specificity, but higher sensitivity than the RBMT subtests.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000100005&lng=en&tlng=enmemória prospectivadoença de Alzheimertestes neuropsicológicosdemênciaenvelhecimento |
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Sergilaine Pereira Martins Benito Pereira Damasceno Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria memória prospectiva doença de Alzheimer testes neuropsicológicos demência envelhecimento |
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Sergilaine Pereira Martins Benito Pereira Damasceno |
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Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease |
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Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease |
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Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease |
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Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease |
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Accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild Alzheimer's disease |
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accuracy of prospective memory tests in mild alzheimer's disease |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) |
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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OBJECTIVES: To verify the accuracy of prospective memory (ProM) tests in Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS: Twenty mild AD patients (CDR 1), and 20 controls underwent Digit Span (DS), Trail Making (TM) A and B, visual perception, Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning tests, and Cornell Scale for Depression. AD diagnosis was based on DSM-IV and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. ProM was assessed with the appointment and belonging subtests of Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test (RBMT); and with two new tests (the clock and animal tests). RESULTS: AD patients had a worse performance than controls on the majority of tests, except DS forward and TM-A. There was no correlation between RBMT and the new ProM tests. As for accuracy, the only significant difference concerned the higher sensitivity of our animal test versus the RBMT belonging test. CONCLUSIONS: The clock and the animal tests showed similar specificity, but higher sensitivity than the RBMT subtests. |
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memória prospectiva doença de Alzheimer testes neuropsicológicos demência envelhecimento |
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