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Review
. 2020:1195:127-135.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-32633-3_17.

Brief Cognitive Tests in the Case of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Early Diagnosis

Maria Sagiadinou  1 , Antonia Plerou  2
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Brief Cognitive Tests in the Case of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Early Diagnosis

Maria Sagiadinou et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020.

Abstract

Nowadays, Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis is considered to be a crucial and extremely complex process. Nevertheless, psychometric tools, like Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE), are used to address cognitive function assessment and clinical evaluation processes. However, MMSE's sensitivity in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment is debatable in terms of education, age, or nationality. Typical psychometric tools with the use of "paper and pencil" methods combined with physiology measurements are proposed in order to enhance validity and effectiveness in the case of Alzheimer's disease cognitive deficits. The objective of this review study is to highlight the effectiveness of brief cognitive tests (BCT) in the case of dementia and Alzheimer's disease screening. Authors' future work will focus on the application of BCT in MCI diagnosis and evaluation.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Brief cognitive tests; Cognitive evaluation; Dementia.

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