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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...
Analysis of the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) applied to people over...
Romano,Lucas Gabriel Maltoni; Martinelli,José Eduardo<p><b>INTRODUÇÃO:</b> O teste <i>Cambridge Cognition Examination</i> (CAMCOG) é uma breve bateria neuropsicológica que avalia a função cognitiva global e as deficiências para o diagnóstico de demência. O crescente envelhecimento da população é bem estabelecido, sendo que os idosos com 80 anos ou mais compõem o estrato populacional que mais cresce. E sabe-se que a idade é um fator importante para os quadros de D...
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...
Assessment for apraxia in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease
Ward,Mirela; Cecato,Juliana F.; Aprahamian,Ivan; Martinelli,José EduardoOBJECTIVE: To evaluate apraxia in healthy elderly and in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS: We evaluated 136 subjects with an average age of 75.74 years (minimum 60 years old, maximum 92 years old) and average schooling of 9 years (minimum of 7 and a maximum of 12 years), using the Mini-Mental State examination (MMSE), Cambridge Cognitive Examination (...
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...
Cognitive Abilities Screening: Instrument-Short Form, Mini-Mental State Examina...
Rezende,Gabriela Pravatta; Cecato,Juliana; Martinelli,José EduardoABSTRACT Dementia prevalence is increasing in developing countries due to population aging. Brief tests for assessing cognition and activities of daily living are very useful for the diagnosis of dementia by the clinician. Low education, particularly illiteracy, is a hindrance to the diagnosis of dementia in several regions of the world. Objectives: To compare the Brazilian version of the Cognitive Abilities Sc...