A meta-analysis of the accuracy of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE) and the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) in the detection of dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 555-563

  Larner, Andrew J ^a   Mitchell, Alex J ^b,c  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination; Meta analysis; Mini Mental State Examination; sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION; ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION REVISED; ANTEROGRADE MEMORY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; META ANALYSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL ABILITY; PLACE ORIENTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; READING; RECALL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROGRADE MEMORY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL FLUENCY; WRITING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84896388210     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213002329     Document Type: Review

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