Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are the most common forms of dementia. It is well known that memory deficits in AD are different from those in VaD and FTD, especially with respect to cued recall. The aim of this clinical study was to compare the memory performance in 15 AD, 10 VaD and 9 FTD patients and 20 normal controls by means of a 24-item Grober-Buschke test [8]. The patients’ groups were comparable in terms of severity of dementia. We considered free and total recall (free plus cued) both in immediate and delayed recall and computed an Index of Sensitivity to Cueing (ISC) [8] for immediate and delayed trials. We assessed whether cued recall predicted the subsequent free recall across our patients’ groups. We found that AD patients recalled fewer items from the beginning and were less sensitive to cueing supporting the hypothesis that memory disorders in AD depend on encoding and storage deficit. In immediate recall VaD and FTD showed a similar memory performance and a stronger sensitivity to cueing than AD, suggesting that memory disorders in these patients are due to a difficulty in spontaneously implementing efficient retrieval strategies. However, we found a lower ISC in the delayed recall compared to the immediate trials in VaD than FTD due to a higher forgetting in VaD.

Cerciello, M., Isella, V., Proserpi, A., Papagno, C. (2017). Assessment of free and cued recall in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular and frontotemporal dementia with 24-item Grober and Buschke test. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 38(1), 115-122 [10.1007/s10072-016-2722-7].

Assessment of free and cued recall in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular and frontotemporal dementia with 24-item Grober and Buschke test

CERCIELLO, MILENA
;
ISELLA, VALERIA;PAPAGNO, COSTANZA
2017

Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are the most common forms of dementia. It is well known that memory deficits in AD are different from those in VaD and FTD, especially with respect to cued recall. The aim of this clinical study was to compare the memory performance in 15 AD, 10 VaD and 9 FTD patients and 20 normal controls by means of a 24-item Grober-Buschke test [8]. The patients’ groups were comparable in terms of severity of dementia. We considered free and total recall (free plus cued) both in immediate and delayed recall and computed an Index of Sensitivity to Cueing (ISC) [8] for immediate and delayed trials. We assessed whether cued recall predicted the subsequent free recall across our patients’ groups. We found that AD patients recalled fewer items from the beginning and were less sensitive to cueing supporting the hypothesis that memory disorders in AD depend on encoding and storage deficit. In immediate recall VaD and FTD showed a similar memory performance and a stronger sensitivity to cueing than AD, suggesting that memory disorders in these patients are due to a difficulty in spontaneously implementing efficient retrieval strategies. However, we found a lower ISC in the delayed recall compared to the immediate trials in VaD than FTD due to a higher forgetting in VaD.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Alzheimer’s disease; Cued recall; Free recall; Frontotemporal Dementia; Vascular Dementia;
Alzheimer’s disease; Cued recall; Free recall; Frontotemporal Dementia; Vascular Dementia; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Cues; Dementia, Vascular; Female; Frontotemporal Dementia; Humans; Male; Mental Recall; Neuropsychological Tests; 2708; Neurology (clinical); Psychiatry and Mental Health
English
2017
38
1
115
122
none
Cerciello, M., Isella, V., Proserpi, A., Papagno, C. (2017). Assessment of free and cued recall in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular and frontotemporal dementia with 24-item Grober and Buschke test. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 38(1), 115-122 [10.1007/s10072-016-2722-7].
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/142212
Citazioni
  • Scopus 17
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 16
Social impact