Racial/ethnic differences in neuropsychological test performance in frontotemporal degeneration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and/or ethnic differences in neuropsychological test performance are understudied in frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) but their identification is critical to identifying ways to improve care of representative FTD populations.

Methods

Differences in cognitive scores between Black (n = 56) and Hispanic (n = 76) relative to White (n = 2281) participants and the likelihood of impairment status in cognitive test performance were evaluated.

Results

Minoritized individuals had lower scores and/or greater likelihood of impairment on measures of lexical retrieval, processing speed, cognitive flexibility, and working memory but not global cognition, verbal recall, attention, and category fluency. Addition of severity, age (M = 65.1

SUBMITTER: Matyi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12545695 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature