Using artificial neural networks in clinical neuropsychology: High performance in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-208

  Quintana, María ^a   Guràdia, Joan ^b   Sánchez Benavides, Gonzalo ^a   Aguilar, Miguel ^c   Molinuevo, José Luis ^d   Robles, Alfredo ^e   Barquero, María Sagrario ^f   Antúnez, Carmen ^g   Martínez Parra, Carlos ^h   Frank García, Anna ⁱ   Fernández, Manuel ^j   Blesa, Rafael ^k   Peña Casanova, Jordi ^a,l  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b Facultat de Psicologia   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Artificial neural networks; Assessment classification; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMANTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMANTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84856902225     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.630651     Document Type: Article

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