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A. Stracciari

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Tower of London test: a comparison between conventional statistic approach and modelling based on artificial neural network in differentiating fronto…

2011

The early differentiation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) may be difficult. The Tower of London (ToL), thought to assess executive functions such as planning and visuo-spatial working memory, could help in this purpose. Twentytwo Dementia Centers consecutively recruited patients with early FTD or AD. ToL performances of these groups were analyzed using both the conventional statistical approaches and the Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) modelling. Ninety-four non aphasic FTD and 160 AD patients were recruited. ToL Accuracy Score (AS) significantly (p < 0.05) The use of hidden information contained in the different items of ToL and the non linear processing of…

MaleModels NeurologicalneuropsychologyNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryTower of LondonNeuropsychological Testsfrontotemporal dementiaSensitivity and SpecificityDiagnosis DifferentialExecutive FunctionAlzheimer's disease frontotemporal dementia Tower of London neuropsychology executive functionsAlzheimer Diseasemental disordersHumansAgedMED/26 - NEUROLOGIAAged 80 and overGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedexecutive functionsNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyNeurologyNonlinear Dynamicstest torre di Londra neuropsicologia demenzaFemaleSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaNeurology (clinical)Neural Networks ComputerAlzheimer’s diseaseRC321-571Research Article
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The Italian dementia with Lewy bodies study group (DLB-SINdem): toward a standardization of clinical procedures and multicenter cohort studies design

2017

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) causes elevated outlays for the National Health Systems due to high institutionalization rate and patients' reduced quality of life and high mortality. Furthermore, DLB is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. These data motivate harmonized multicenter longitudinal cohort studies to improve clinical management and therapy monitoring. The Italian DLB study group of the Italian Neurological Society for dementia (SINdem) developed and emailed a semi-structured questionnaire to 572 national dementia centers (from primary to tertiary) to prepare an Italian large longitudinal cohort. The questionnaire surveyed: (1) prevalence and incidence of DLB; (2) clinical…

Lewy Body Diseasemedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsDementia with Lewy bodieDementia with Lewy bodiesDermatologyCohort StudiesDiagnosis Differential03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifeAlzheimer DiseaseSurveys and Questionnairesmental disordersStandardization of diagnostic proceduresDiagnosisDementia with Lewy bodies; Standardization of diagnostic procedures; Survey; Alzheimer Disease; Cohort Studies; Diagnosis Differential; Disease Management; Humans; Italy; Lewy Body Disease; Research Design; Surveys and Questionnaires; 2708; Neurology (clinical); Psychiatry and Mental HealthmedicineDementiaHumans030212 general & internal medicineSurveyMED/01 - STATISTICA MEDICAMED/26 - NEUROLOGIAbusiness.industryDementia with Lewy bodiesDisease ManagementStandardization of diagnostic procedureGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIADementia with Lewy bodies; Standardization of diagnostic procedures; Survey; 2708; Neurology (clinical); Psychiatry and Mental HealthItalyResearch DesignPsychiatry and Mental HealthCohortDifferentialPhysical therapyDeliriumNeurology (clinical)Alzheimer's diseasemedicine.symptombusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFrontotemporal dementiaCohort study2708
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