The qualitative scoring MMSE pentagon test (QSPT): A new method for differentiating dementia with Lewy Body from Alzheimer's disease

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-220

  Caffarra, Paolo ^a,b   Gardini, Simona ^a   Dieci, Francesca ^b   Copelli, Sandra ^b   Maset, Laura ^a   Concari, Letizia ^a   Farina, Elisabetta ^c   Grossi, Enzo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Outpatient Clinic for the Diagnosis and Therapy of Cognitive Disorders   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d Bracco SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; copy of pentagons; Dementia with Lewy Body; differential diagnosis; MMSE

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DRAWING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE SCORING METHOD FOR THE PENTAGON COPY TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84882381719     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: 18758584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/728158     Document Type: Article

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