Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia

Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia

Diagnosis of dementia is a challenge in populations with heterogeneous educational background. OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracies of two delayed recall tests for the diagnosis of dementia in a community with high proportion of illiterates. METHOD: The delayed recall of a word list from the CERAD battery (DR-CERAD) was compared with the delayed recall of objects presented as line drawings from the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (DR-BCSB) using ROC curves. Illiterate (23 controls and 17 patients with dementia) and literate individuals (28 controls and 17 patients with dementia) were evaluated in a community-dwelling Brazilian population. RESULTS: The DR-BCSB showed higher accuracy than the DR-CERAD in the illiterate (p=0.029), similar accuracy in the literate individuals (p=0.527), and a trend for higher accuracy in the entire population (p=0.084). CONCLUSION: the DR-BCSB could be an alternative for the diagnosis of dementia in populations with high proportion of illiterates.

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Main Authors: Takada,Leonel Tadao, Caramelli,Paulo, Fichman,Helenice Charchat, Porto,Cláudia Sellitto, Bahia,Valéria Santoro, Anghinah,Renato, Carthery-Goulart,Maria Teresa, Radanovic,Márcia, Smid,Jerusa, Herrera Jr.,Emílio, Nitrini,Ricardo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2006
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X20060001000082006-04-05Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementiaTakada,Leonel TadaoCaramelli,PauloFichman,Helenice CharchatPorto,Cláudia SellittoBahia,Valéria SantoroAnghinah,RenatoCarthery-Goulart,Maria TeresaRadanovic,MárciaSmid,JerusaHerrera Jr.,EmílioNitrini,Ricardo dementia Alzheimer’s disease memory neuropsychological tests educational status illiteracy Diagnosis of dementia is a challenge in populations with heterogeneous educational background. OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracies of two delayed recall tests for the diagnosis of dementia in a community with high proportion of illiterates. METHOD: The delayed recall of a word list from the CERAD battery (DR-CERAD) was compared with the delayed recall of objects presented as line drawings from the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (DR-BCSB) using ROC curves. Illiterate (23 controls and 17 patients with dementia) and literate individuals (28 controls and 17 patients with dementia) were evaluated in a community-dwelling Brazilian population. RESULTS: The DR-BCSB showed higher accuracy than the DR-CERAD in the illiterate (p=0.029), similar accuracy in the literate individuals (p=0.527), and a trend for higher accuracy in the entire population (p=0.084). CONCLUSION: the DR-BCSB could be an alternative for the diagnosis of dementia in populations with high proportion of illiterates.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.64 n.1 20062006-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000100008en10.1590/S0004-282X2006000100008
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author Takada,Leonel Tadao
Caramelli,Paulo
Fichman,Helenice Charchat
Porto,Cláudia Sellitto
Bahia,Valéria Santoro
Anghinah,Renato
Carthery-Goulart,Maria Teresa
Radanovic,Márcia
Smid,Jerusa
Herrera Jr.,Emílio
Nitrini,Ricardo
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Caramelli,Paulo
Fichman,Helenice Charchat
Porto,Cláudia Sellitto
Bahia,Valéria Santoro
Anghinah,Renato
Carthery-Goulart,Maria Teresa
Radanovic,Márcia
Smid,Jerusa
Herrera Jr.,Emílio
Nitrini,Ricardo
Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
author_facet Takada,Leonel Tadao
Caramelli,Paulo
Fichman,Helenice Charchat
Porto,Cláudia Sellitto
Bahia,Valéria Santoro
Anghinah,Renato
Carthery-Goulart,Maria Teresa
Radanovic,Márcia
Smid,Jerusa
Herrera Jr.,Emílio
Nitrini,Ricardo
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title Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
title_short Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
title_full Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
title_fullStr Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
title_full_unstemmed Comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
title_sort comparison between two tests of delayed recall for the diagnosis of dementia
description Diagnosis of dementia is a challenge in populations with heterogeneous educational background. OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracies of two delayed recall tests for the diagnosis of dementia in a community with high proportion of illiterates. METHOD: The delayed recall of a word list from the CERAD battery (DR-CERAD) was compared with the delayed recall of objects presented as line drawings from the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (DR-BCSB) using ROC curves. Illiterate (23 controls and 17 patients with dementia) and literate individuals (28 controls and 17 patients with dementia) were evaluated in a community-dwelling Brazilian population. RESULTS: The DR-BCSB showed higher accuracy than the DR-CERAD in the illiterate (p=0.029), similar accuracy in the literate individuals (p=0.527), and a trend for higher accuracy in the entire population (p=0.084). CONCLUSION: the DR-BCSB could be an alternative for the diagnosis of dementia in populations with high proportion of illiterates.
publisher Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
publishDate 2006
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