Visuospatial impairment in dementia: a new index to improve the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other causes of dementia is essential but challenging. Therefore, there is an increasing need for early, reliable, and non-invasive tests to distinguish between different forms of dementia.

Aims

To determine whether neuropsychological tests assessing visuospatial function can improve confidence in the clinical diagnosis of AD.

Methods

Retrospective observational single-center cohort study involving all patients consecutively referred to our outpatient clinic for cognitive disorders who underwent neuropsychological assessment between 2013 and 2018. In addition to demographic and functional variables, each patient underwent neuropsychological tests to assess cognitive performance, memory, and exe

SUBMITTER: Santagata F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12008067 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature