Addenbrooke's cognitive examination III: diagnostic utility for detecting mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive deficit in Parkinson disease (PD) is an important cause of functional disability in these patients and early detection, with sensitive instruments, can contribute to longitudinal monitoring.

Objective

To investigate the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III in patients with PD, using the comprehensive neuropsychological battery as reference method.

Methods

Cross-sectional, observational, case-control study.

Setting

rehabilitation service. A total of 150 patients and 60 healthy controls matched for age, sex, and education. For level I assessment, Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination (ACE-III) was used. Level II assessment used a comprehensive neuropsychological battery of standardized t

SUBMITTER: Sousa NMF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033197 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature