Application of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination to diagnosis and monitoring of progressive primary aphasia

Tools

Leyton, Cristian E., Hornberger, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2214-3788, Mioshi, Eneida and Hodges, John R. (2010) Application of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination to diagnosis and monitoring of progressive primary aphasia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 29 (6). pp. 504-509. ISSN 1420-8008

Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)

Abstract

Background/Aims: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) comprises 2 main variants: semantic dementia (SD) and progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA). Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE) has become widely used for the diagnosis of dementias. Less information, however, is available about its ability to detect and monitor changes in cognition in PPA. We aimed to analyse the sensitivity and longitudinal changes of ACE scores in 2 subforms of PPA.   Methods: We included 63 SD and 45 PNFA cases, all of whom had at least 2 assessments. Sensitivity levels, annualised rates of change and difference in scores over time on repeated ACE measurements were calculated.   Results: A cut-off of 88 points detected 95% of the PNFA and SD cases. Longitudinal analysis showed an average annual decline of 10 points per year, with no significant difference between groups.   Conclusion: The ACE is a useful tool for detecting and tracking the evolution of PPA.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: addenbrooke's cognitive examination,dementia progression,primary progressive aphasia,progressive nonfluent aphasia,semantic dementia
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Related URLs:
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2016 10:01
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 01:36
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55989
DOI: 10.1159/000313980

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item