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Anna Vittoria Marta Orsini

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The instruments used by the Italian centres for cognitive disorders and dementia to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

2018

Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the tools used in Italy to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: In collaboration with the Luigi Amaducci Research Consortium, the Italian Network of Alzheimer Evaluation Units prepared a questionnaire to describe how MCI is diagnosed in the Italian Centres for cognitive disorders and dementia (CCDD). Results: Most of the ninety-two CCDDs participating in the survey were located in hospitals (54.7%); large percentages were coordinated by neurologists (50.8%) and geriatricians (44.6%). Almost all (98.5%) used the Mini Mental State Examination to diagnose MCI; the Clock Drawing Test was also frequently used (83.9%). Other neuropsycho…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyAgingDiagnosis toolStandardized testItalian centres for cognitive disorders and dementia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSurveys and Questionnairesmental disordersmedicineDementiaHumansCognitive Dysfunction030212 general & internal medicineMedical diagnosisMild cognitive impairment (MCI)Geriatric AssessmentAgedAged 80 and overMini–Mental State Examinationmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryNeuropsychologyMild cognitive impairmentCognitionmedicine.diseaseMental Status and Dementia TestsItalyPhysical therapySettore MED/26 - NeurologiaDementiaFemaleGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessClock drawing test030217 neurology & neurosurgeryAging clinical and experimental research
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Behavioral and psychological effects of coronavirus disease-19 quarantine in patients with dementia

2020

Background: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and several governments planned a national quarantine in order to control the virus spread. Acute psychological effects of quarantine in frail elderly subjects with special needs, such as patients with dementia, have been poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to assess modifications of neuropsychiatric symptoms during quarantine in patients with dementia and their caregivers. Methods: This is a sub-study of a multicenter nation-wide survey. A structured telephone interview was delivered to family caregivers of patients with diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD),…

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtylcsh:RC435-571IrritabilityBehavioral symptoms03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinelcsh:PsychiatryPsychological symptomsmedicineDementiaApathyVascular dementiaBehavioral and psychological symptoms Behavioral symptoms Caregiver Coronavirus disease Dementia Gender Psychological symptoms QuarantineOriginal ResearchMED/26 - NEUROLOGIAPsychiatryBehavioral symptomDementia with Lewy bodiesFamily caregiversbusiness.industryBehavioral and psychological symptomsGenderBehavioral and psychological symptomCaregiver burdenmedicine.diseaseMultiinfarct dementiaCaregiver030227 psychiatryCoronavirus diseaseBehavioral and psychological symptoms; Behavioral symptoms; Caregiver; Coronavirus disease; Dementia; Gender; Psychological symptoms; QuarantinePsychiatry and Mental healthSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAMED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVEQuarantineMED/25 - PSICHIATRIADementiaM-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICAPsychological symptommedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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