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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
As the incidence of dementia increases, there is a growing need to determine the diagnostic utility of specific neuropsychological tests in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, the relative utility of Boston Naming Test (BNT) in the diagnosis of AD was examined and compared to the diagnostic utility of other neuropsychological measures commonly used in the evaluation of AD. Individuals with AD (n = 306), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI; n = 67), and cognitively normal subjects (n = 409) with at least 2 annual evaluations were included. Logistic regression analysis suggested that initial BNT impairment is associated with increased risk of subsequent AD diagnosis. However, this risk is significantly less than that imparted by measures of delayed recall impairments. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis suggested that BNT impairment imparted no additional risk for subsequent AD diagnosis after delayed recall impairments were included in the model. Although BNT impairment occurred in all severity groups, it was ubiquitous only in moderate to severe dementia. Collectively these results suggest that although BNT impairments become more common as AD progresses, they are neither necessary for the diagnosis of AD nor particularly useful in identifying early AD.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1355-6177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
504-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Alzheimer Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Cognition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Demography, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Intelligence, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Pattern Recognition, Visual, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Psychometrics, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15327729-Verbal Learning
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Confrontation naming does not add incremental diagnostic utility in MCI and Alzheimer's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55901, USA. julietesta@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.