P3‐172: Comparison of fruit vs. animal verbal fluency in the screening for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

Radanovic, Márcia; Mirandez, Roberta M; Diniz, Breno S.; Yassuda, Mônica Sanches; Pereira, Fernanda; Viola, Luciane; Flaks, Mariana K.; Forlenza, Orestes Vicente

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2008.05.1738

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“…All participants were initially assessed for cognitive impairment using the Brazilian version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [14,15], Clock Drawing Task (CDT) [16,17], Verbal FluencyAnimals [18], Verbal Fluency-Fruits [19,20] and the Clinical Dementia Rate (CDR) [21].…”

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Verbal Fluency Fruits as a Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Brazilian Portuguese Speakers

Giacominelli¹,

Bertolucci²,

Pereira³

2017

J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Verbal Fluency Fruits as a Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Brazilian Portuguese Speakers

Giacominelli¹,

Bertolucci²,

Pereira³

2017

J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism

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“…Fruit category has been found to generate smaller performance gaps among groups with differing levels of education (Reis et al, 2003). Studies conducted with Brazilian older adults have suggested that animal and fruit category fluency tasks generate similar results and both categories seem appropriate to detect cognitive decline (Radanovic et al, 2008). Brazilian norms suggest that healthy seniors with 8 years of education or less generate in average 13 items, and seniors with more than 8 years generate in average 16 items (Brucki & Rocha, 2004).…”

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Neuropsychological profile of Brazilian older adults with heterogeneous educational backgrounds

YASSUDA¹,

DINIZ²,

FLAKS³

et al. 2008

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

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Education significantly impacts cognitive performance of older adults even in the absence of dementia. Some cognitive tests seem less vulnerable to the influence of education and thus may be more suitable for cognitive assessment of older adults with heterogeneous backgrounds. The objective of this study was to investigate which tests in a cognitive battery were less influenced by educational levels in a sample of cognitively unimpaired older Brazilians. In addition, we evaluated the impact of very high educational levels on cognitive performance. The cognitive battery consisted of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Cambridge Cognitive Test (CAMCOG), Clock Drawing Test, Short Cognitive Performance Test (SKT), Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT), Fuld Object Memory Evaluation (FOME), Verbal Fluency Test (VF) fruit category, Trail Making Test A and B, WAIS-R Vocabulary, and Block Design. Education did not exert a significant influence on the RBMT, FOME, and VF (p , .05). Subjects with very high educational levels had similar performance on the latter tests when compared with those with intermediate and low levels of education. In conclusion, the RBMT, FOME, and VF fruit category seem to be appropriate tools for the assessment of cognitive function in elderly Brazilians with varying degrees of educational attainment.

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P3‐172: Comparison of fruit vs. animal verbal fluency in the screening for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

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Verbal Fluency Fruits as a Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Brazilian Portuguese Speakers

Verbal Fluency Fruits as a Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in Brazilian Portuguese Speakers

Neuropsychological profile of Brazilian older adults with heterogeneous educational backgrounds

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