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Validation of a cognitive assessment battery administered over the telephone
Rapp, Stephen R.,
Legault, Claudine,
Espeland, Mark A.,
Resnick, Susan M.,
Hogan, Patricia E.,
Coker, Laura H.,
Dailey, Maggie,
Shumaker, Sally A.
Objectives: To evaluate the validity and reliability of a cognitive test battery and questionnaires administered by telephone.; Design: Observational study; 110 participants randomly assigned to receive two administrations of the same cognitive test battery 6 months apart in one of four combinations (Time 1 administration/Time 2 administration): telephone/telephone, telephone/face to face, face to face/telephone, face […]
Platelet decline as a predictor of brain injury in HIV infection
Ragin, Ann B.,
D’Souza, Gypsyamber,
Reynolds, Sandra,
Miller, Eric,
Sacktor, Ned,
Selnes, Ola A.,
Martin, Eileen,
Visscher, Barbara R.,
Becker, James T.
An association between platelet decline and increased risk of progression to dementia has been observed in an advanced HIV infection cohort study. This investigation evaluated the prognostic significance of platelet decline for dementia, for psychomotor slowing, and for brain injury, as quantified in vivo, in a much larger population of HIV+ men. Platelet counts and […]
Comparison of the memory performance index with standard neuropsychological measures of cognition
The Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen (MCIS) is a computer-based cognitive assessment designed for clinical and research use in detecting amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Performance on the MCIS is reported as the Memory Performance Index (MPI). However, the comparability between the MPI and traditional neuropsychological tests in detecting aMCI, and in differentiating it from Alzheimer’s […]
Clock drawing in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: recommendations for dementia assessment
Price, Catherine C.,
Cunningham, Holly,
Coronado, Nicole,
Freedland, Alana,
Cosentino, Stephanie,
Penney, Dana L.,
Penisi, Alfio,
Bowers, Dawn,
Okun, Michael S.,
Libon, David J.
Background: Clock drawing is part of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test but may have administration and scoring limitations. We assessed (1) the reliability of the MoCA clock criteria relative to a published error scoring approach, (2) whether command-only administration could distinguish dementia from cognitively intact individuals and (3) the value of adding a clock […]
Prediction of manifest Huntington’s disease with clinical and imaging measures: a prospective observational study
Paulsen, Jane S.,
Long, Jeffrey D,
Ross, Christopher A,
Harrington, Deborah L,
Erwin, Cheryl J,
Williams, Janet K,
Westervelt, Holly James,
Johnson, Hans J,
Aylward, Elizabeth H,
Zhang, Ying,
Bockholt, H Jeremy,
Barker, Roger A
Background: Although the association between cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) repeat length and age at onset of Huntington’s disease is well known, improved prediction of onset would be advantageous for clinical trial design and prognostic counselling. We compared various measures for tracking progression and predicting conversion to manifest Huntington’s disease.; Methods: In this prospective observational study, we assessed […]
Isolated theory of mind deficits and risk for frontotemporal dementia: A longitudinal pilot study
Pardini, M.,
Emberti Gialloreti, L.,
Mascolo, M.,
Benassi, F.,
Abate, L.,
Guida, S.,
Viani, E.,
Dal Monte, O.,
Schintu, S.,
Krueger, F.,
Cocito, L.
Objective: Recent data suggest that theory of mind (ToM) deficits represent an early symptom of the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). However, longitudinal data on the natural history of subjects presenting with isolated ToM deficits are lacking. The aim of the study was to verify if isolated ToM deficits represent an at-risk state for […]