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Brief version of the CAMCOG for illiterate older adults with Alzheimer’s dementia
Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Balduino,Everton; Martinelli,José Eduardo; Aprahamian,IvanAbstract Background: The Cambridge Cognition Examination (CAMCOG) is one of the most used cognitive assessment batteries for older adults. Objective: To evaluate a brief version of the CAMCOG for illiterate older adults (CAMCOG-BILL) with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and healthy controls (CG). Methods: Cross-sectional case-control study with 246 illiterate older adults (AD [n=159] and CG [n=87], composed by health...
Performance of the Pentagon Drawing test for the screening of older adults with...
Martinelli,José Eduardo; Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Martinelli,Marcos Oliveira; Melo,Brian Alvarez Ribeiro de; Aprahamian,IvanABSTRACT The Pentagon Drawing Test (PDT) is a common cognitive screening test. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate performance properties of a specific PDT scoring scale in older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and healthy controls. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 390 elderly patients, aged 60 years or older with at least two years of education was conducted. All participants completed cli...
Accuracy of praxis test from Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) for Alzhe...
Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Melo,Brian Alvarez Ribeiro de; Moraes,Gisele Correa de; Martinelli,José Eduardo; Montiel,José MariaABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Praxis impairment may be one of the first symptoms manifested in dementia, primarily in cortical dementia. The Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) evaluates praxis, but little is known about the accuracy of CAMCOG for diagnosing dementia. The aims here were to investigate the accuracy of praxis and its subitems in CAMCOG (constructive, ideomotor and ideational subitems) for diagnosing ...
Brazilian National Anthem presenting as musical hallucination: A case report wi...
Martinelli,José Eduardo; Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Aprahamian,IvanABSTRACT Musical hallucination is a type of complex auditory hallucination. Possible etiologies are deafness, psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, major depression, use of medication and stress, besides neurologic diseases including epilepsy, stroke and cancer. Uncommon etiologies encompass infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, and sensory deprivation. Although musical hallucinations have a major im...
Tumor primário de pulmão simulando doença de Alzheimer: relato de caso
Martinelli,José Eduardo; Cecato,Juliana FranciscaRESUMO Retratamos o relato de um homem de 61 anos que apresentava um glioblastoma multiforme em região do giro têmporo-occipital lateral esquerdo que rechaça cranialmente o hipocampo e o corno temporal do ventrículo lateral correspondente. Não havia sinais e sintomas neurológicos e o quadro clínico lembrava a demência de Alzheimer. Havia comprometimento de memória e alterações comportamentais com duração de trê...
Treatment suggestions for Parkinson's disease: psychomotor interventions with v...
Martinelli,José Eduardo; Santos,Luciana Maria Pires; Aramaki,Flávia Ogava; Montiel,José Maria; Cecato,Juliana Francisca<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To evaluate cognitive and motor skills of elderly with Parkinson disease who had been submitted to video game training, including six different activities.<br> <b>METHOD:</b> Longitudinal study involving nine subjects with Parkinson disease of both genres. After having their detailed clinical anamneses taken, they were submitted to seven training sessions using the following games on the c...
Poder preditivo do MoCa na avaliação neuropsicológica de pacientes com diagnóst...
Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Montiel,José Maria; Bartholomeu,Daniel; Martinelli,José EduardoO estudo teve como objetivo correlacionar testes neuropsicométricos em idosos com mais de quatro anos de escolaridade e avaliar a acurácia do MoCA no diagnóstico da doença de Alzheimer (DA) e comprometimento cognitivo leve (CCL). Foram avaliados 136 idosos atendidos no Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia, no período de abril de 2010 a dezembro de 2012. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Miniexame do Estado Me...
Coping strategies: faith as emotional support of elderly caregivers with dementia
Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Aramaki,Flávia Ogava; Souza,Aruana Bentini; Montiel,José Maria; Bartholomeu,Daniel; Martinelli,José Eduardo<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To analyze the contribution of faith influence on the depressive symptoms in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Cross-sectional study with 24 subjects of both sexes, with schooling over five years, ages from 26 to 70 years and attending caring for the elderly courses in the city of Jundiaí. A questionnaire was developed with information about affect...
Inclusão social de um paciente com déficit intelectual moderado por meio de rep...
Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Fiorese,Bruna; Bartholomeu,Luana Luz; Bastos,Eliana Leite; Grigolato,Ana Maria Serafim; Martinelli,José EduardoA inclusão social pode ser compreendida com estímulos e treinamentos para promover o máximo de autonomia e independência aos portadores de deficiência no cotidiano em que vivem. O objetivo da pesquisa foi observar e identificar comportamentos verbais inadequados em um indivíduo deficiente intelectual moderado e instalar comportamentos verbais que favoreçam sua inclusão. O estudo foi conduzido em uma instituição...
Verbal behavior in Alzheimer disease patients: Analysis of phrase repetition
Cecato,Juliana Francisca; Martinellil,José Eduardo; Bartholomeu,Luana Luz; Basqueira,Ana Paula; Yassuda,Mônica Sanches; Aprahamian,IvanAbstract Language problems in the elderly with AD are due to the fact that deterioration occurs not only in semantic memory, but in a group of cognitive factors, evidenced by a deficiency in search strategies for linguistic information. Objectives: To evaluate phrase repetition in two cognitive tests, the MMSE and MoCA, in a group of Alzheimer disease patients (AD) and normal controls. Methods: A Cross-sectiona...