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Monastero R, Baschi R. Persistent Cognitive Dysfunction in a Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Long-Hauler Patient Responding to Cognitive Rehabilitation and Citicoline Treatment. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1275. [PMID: 37759876 PMCID: PMC10526954 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13091275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is characterized by severe flu-like symptoms, which can progress to life-threatening systemic inflammation and multiorgan dysfunction. The nervous system is involved in over one-third of patients, and the most common neurological manifestations concern the central nervous system, such as headache, fatigue, and brain fog. The activation of innate, humoral, and cellular immune responses, resulting in a cytokine storm and endothelial and mitochondrial dysfunctions, are the main pathophysiological mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Citicoline is an exogenous source of choline and cytidine involved in intracellular phospholipid synthesis, which improves blood flow, brain activity, and mitochondrial dysfunction. This report will present the case of a non-hospitalized, 59-year-old female. After a mild form of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the patient developed cognitive disturbances such as forgetfulness and anomia. The multidimensional neuropsychological assessment revealed an impairment in episodic memory with borderline performance in executive and visuospatial functioning. Cognitive rehabilitation and treatment with citicoline 1000 mg/daily led to a marked improvement in symptoms after six months. Early identification of the neurological sequelae of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and timely rehabilitation interventions are required in non-hospitalized long-hauler patients with COVID-19. Long-term treatment with citicoline should be considered as potentially effective in improving cognitive functioning in subjects with Post COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome.
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- Roberto Monastero
- Section of Neurology, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90121 Palermo, Italy;
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Heyrani R, Sarabi-Jamab A, Grafman J, Asadi N, Soltani S, Mirfazeli FS, Almasi-Dooghaei M, Shariat SV, Jahanbakhshi A, Khoeini T, Joghataei MT. Limits on using the clock drawing test as a measure to evaluate patients with neurological disorders. BMC Neurol 2022; 22:509. [PMID: 36585622 PMCID: PMC9805016 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-03035-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is used as a quick-to-conduct test for the diagnosis of dementia and a screening tool for cognitive impairments in neurological disorders. However, the association between the pattern of CDT impairments and the location of brain lesions has been controversial. We examined whether there is an association between the CDT scores and the location of brain lesions using the two available scoring systems. METHOD One hundred five patients with brain lesions identified by CT scanning were recruited for this study. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) battery including the CDT were administered to all partcipants. To score the CDT, we used a qualitative scoring system devised by Rouleau et al. (1992). For the quantitative scoring system, we adapted the algorithm method used by Mendes-Santos et al. (2015) based on an earlier study by Sunderland et al. (1989). For analyses, a machine learning algorithm was used. RESULTS Remarkably, 30% of the patients were not detected by the CDT. Quantitative and qualitative errors were categorized into different clusters. The classification algorithm did not differentiate the patients with traumatic brain injury 'TBI' from non-TBI, or the laterality of the lesion. In addition, the classification accuracy for identifying patients with specific lobe lesions was low, except for the parietal lobe with an accuracy of 63%. CONCLUSION The CDT is not an accurate tool for detecting focal brain lesions. While the CDT still is beneficial for use with patients suspected of having a neurodegenerative disorder, it should be cautiously used with patients with focal neurological disorders.
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- Raheleh Heyrani
- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.418744.a0000 0000 8841 7951School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran
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- grid.477681.bShirly Ryan AbilityLab, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, Cognitive Neurology, and Alzheimer’s Center, Chicago, IL USA ,grid.16753.360000 0001 2299 3507Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg School of Medicine and Department of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL USA
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,grid.490421.a0000 0004 0612 3773Faculty of Medicine, Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran Unversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Neurosurgery, Skull Base Research Center, Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Cellular and Molecular Research Center (CMRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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OBJECTIVE Dementia among migrants is an emerging phenomenon worldwide and the development of neuropsychological tests sensitive to cultural differences is increasingly regarded as a priority. The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is one of the most used screening tools for the detection of cognitive decline. Nevertheless, there is still a debate about its adoption as a cross-cultural assessment. METHODS To identify cultural variables influencing performance at CDT, we performed a systematic review of literature on three databases of all studies considering the role of at least one of the following: (1) language; (2) education; (3) literacy; (4) acculturation; and (5) ethnicity. RESULTS We extrapolated 160 analyses from 105 studies. Overall, an influence of cultural determinants on performance at CDT was found in 127 analyses (79.4%). Regarding specific cultural factors, 22 analyses investigated the effect of ethnicity on CDT scores, reporting conflicting results. Only two scoring systems turned out to be sufficiently accurate in a multicultural population. Language influenced performance in only 1 out of 8 analyses. A higher level of education positively influenced test performance in 118 out of 154 analyses (76.6%), and a better quality of education in 1 analysis out of 2. A negative influence of illiteracy on CDT performance emerged in 9 out of 10 analyses. Acculturation affected performances at CDT in 1 out of 2 studies. CONCLUSIONS Based on the present findings, caution is needed when using CDT in a multicultural context, even if it requires limited linguistic competence.
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Manca R, Jones SA, Venneri A. Macrostructural and Microstructural White Matter Alterations Are Associated with Apathy across the Clinical Alzheimer's Disease Spectrum. Brain Sci 2022; 12:1383. [PMID: 36291317 PMCID: PMC9599811 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12101383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Apathy is the commonest neuropsychiatric symptom in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Previous findings suggest that apathy is caused by a communication breakdown between functional neural networks involved in motivational-affective processing. This study investigated the relationship between white matter (WM) damage and apathy in AD. Sixty-one patients with apathy (AP-PT) and 61 without apathy (NA-PT) were identified from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database and matched for cognitive status, age and education. Sixty-one cognitively unimpaired (CU) participants were also included as controls. Data on cognitive performance, cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, brain/WM hyperintensity volumes and diffusion tensor imaging indices were compared across groups. No neurocognitive differences were found between patient groups, but the AP-PT group had more severe neuropsychiatric symptoms. Compared with CU participants, only apathetic patients had deficits on the Clock Drawing Test. AP-PT had increased WM damage, both macrostructurally, i.e., larger WM hyperintensity volume, and microstructurally, i.e., increased radial/axial diffusivity and reduced fractional anisotropy in the fornix, cingulum, anterior thalamic radiations and superior longitudinal and uncinate fasciculi. AP-PT showed signs of extensive WM damage, especially in associative tracts in the frontal lobes, fornix and cingulum. Disruption in structural connectivity might affect crucial functional inter-network communication, resulting in motivational deficits and worse cognitive decline.
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- Riccardo Manca
- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3BH, UK
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- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham DN4 8QN, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3BH, UK
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Imai A, Matsuoka T, Kato Y, Narumoto J. Diagnostic performance and neural basis of the combination of free- and pre-drawn Clock Drawing Test. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022; 37. [PMID: 35278001 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to clarify the diagnostic performance and neural basis of the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) combining free- and pre-drawn methods. METHODS This retrospective study included 165 participants (91 with Alzheimer disease [AD], 52 with amnestic mild cognitive impairment [aMCI], and 22 healthy controls [HC]), who were divided into four groups according to their free- and pre-drawn CDT scores: group 1, could do both; group 2, impaired in both; group 3, impaired in pre-drawn CDT; and group 4, impaired in free-drawn CDT. The diagnostic performances of the free-drawn, pre-drawn, and combination methods were compared using receiver operating characteristics analysis; in voxel-based morphometry analysis, the gray matter (GM) volume of groups 2-4 were compared with that of group 1. RESULTS The area under the curve of the combination method was greater than that of the free- or pre-drawn method alone when comparing AD with HC or aMCI. Group 2 had a significantly smaller GM volume in the bilateral temporal lobes than group 1. Group 3 had a trend toward smaller GM volumes in the right temporal lobe when a liberal threshold was applied. Group 4 had significantly smaller GM volumes in the left temporal lobe than group 1. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the combination method may be able to screen for a wider range of brain dysfunction. Combined use of free- and pre-drawn CDT may be useful for screening for AD and its early detection and treatment.
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- Ayu Imai
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Soffer M, Melichercik A, Herrmann N, Bowie CR, Fischer CE, Flint AJ, Kumar S, Lanctôt KL, Mah L, Mulsant BH, Ovaysikia S, Pollock BG, Rajji TK, Butters MA. Time setting errors in the Clock Drawing Test are associated with both semantic and executive deficits. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2022:1-10. [PMID: 34994261 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2021.2023154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The common requirement to set the time to "10 past 11" on the Clock Drawing Test is intended to elicit a stimulus bound response (SBR), in which the responder is "pulled" to the salient stimulus "10," resulting in hands set at "10 before 11." SBRs are considered markers of executive dysfunction, although this assumption has not yet been validated. We compared SBR and other time-setting errors on inhibitory control tests, hypothesizing that they represent related constructs. The role of semantic dysfunction in the formation of those errors was also investigated. We examined baseline test performance of participants with Mild Cognitive Impairment or a history of depression, and control participants, enrolled in a dementia prevention study. Among 258 participants, we identified clocks with SBRs (n = 16), other time errors (n = 22), or no errors at all (n = 42). Performance between the groups with SBRs and other time-setting errors did not differ on any of the executive tests, and both error groups performed significantly worse than the No Error group on the semantic tests. Control for covariates further supported semantic and executive components in time-setting errors. Both semantic and inhibitory control deficits may underlie time representation errors in general.
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- Matan Soffer
- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Toronto Dementia Research Alliance, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Yuan J, Au R, Karjadi C, Ang TF, Devine S, Auerbach S, DeCarli C, Libon DJ, Mez J, Lin H. Associations Between the Digital Clock Drawing Test and Brain Volume: Large Community-Based Prospective Cohort (Framingham Heart Study) (Preprint). J Med Internet Res 2021; 24:e34513. [PMID: 35436225 PMCID: PMC9055470 DOI: 10.2196/34513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The digital Clock Drawing Test (dCDT) has been recently used as a more objective tool to assess cognition. However, the association between digitally obtained clock drawing features and structural neuroimaging measures has not been assessed in large population-based studies. Objective We aimed to investigate the association between dCDT features and brain volume. Methods This study included participants from the Framingham Heart Study who had both a dCDT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, and were free of dementia or stroke. Linear regression models were used to assess the association between 18 dCDT composite scores (derived from 105 dCDT raw features) and brain MRI measures, including total cerebral brain volume (TCBV), cerebral white matter volume, cerebral gray matter volume, hippocampal volume, and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume. Classification models were also built from clinical risk factors, dCDT composite scores, and MRI measures to distinguish people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from those whose cognition was intact. Results A total of 1656 participants were included in this study (mean age 61 years, SD 13 years; 50.9% women), with 23 participants diagnosed with MCI. All dCDT composite scores were associated with TCBV after adjusting for multiple testing (P value <.05/18). Eleven dCDT composite scores were associated with cerebral white matter volume, but only 1 dCDT composite score was associated with cerebral gray matter volume. None of the dCDT composite scores was associated with hippocampal volume or WMH volume. The classification model for differentiating MCI and normal cognition participants, which incorporated age, sex, education, MRI measures, and dCDT composite scores, showed an area under the curve of 0.897. Conclusions dCDT composite scores were significantly associated with multiple brain MRI measures in a large community-based cohort. The dCDT has the potential to be used as a cognitive assessment tool in the clinical diagnosis of MCI.
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- Jing Yuan
- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology and Department of Psychology, New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging, Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, United States
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- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Clinical Informatics, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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Leissing-Desprez C, Thomas E, Segaux L, Broussier A, Oubaya N, Marie-Nelly N, Laurent M, Cleret de Langavant L, Fromentin I, David JP, Bastuji-Garin S. Understated Cognitive Impairment Assessed with the Clock-Drawing Test in Community-Dwelling Individuals Aged ≥50 Years. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020; 21:1658-1664. [PMID: 32387111 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of understated cognitive impairment by administering the Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) to community-dwelling individuals aged ≥50 years and to investigate the associated clinical phenotype. DESIGN A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data on community-dwelling individuals assessed at an outpatient clinic in the Paris region of France. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Participants aged ≥50 years (n = 488, median age: 62.1 years) prospectively included in the SUCCessful agEing outpatiEnt's Department survey between 2010 and 2014. METHODS A multidimensional geriatric assessment, including cognition [7-point CDT, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the 5-word screening test (5-WT), and the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB)], gait speed in dual tasks, mood [the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)], balance, physical functions (gait speed and handgrip strength), nutrition, bone density, and comorbidities; major cardiovascular risk factors, and Scheltens and Fazekas scores on brain magnetic resonance imaging. Baseline characteristics were analyzed as a function of the CDT score (<7 vs 7), using age-adjusted logistic models. RESULTS The prevalence of impairment in the CDT was 23.6%; higher than the values for the MMSE (12.7%), 5-WT (2.3%), and FAB (16.6%). In age-adjusted analyses, a lower educational level (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 0.72 [0.58‒0.89]), diabetes (2.57 [1.14‒5.79]), metabolic syndrome (1.93 [1.05‒3.56]), lower gait speed in the cognitive dual task (1.27 [1.05‒1.53]), a poorer Geriatric Depression Scale score (1.86 [1.04‒3.32]), a poorer MMSE score (2.56 [1.35‒4.88]), a poorer FAB score (1.79 [1.01‒3.16]), impaired episodic memory in the 5-WT (4.11 [1.12‒15.02]), and a higher Scheltens score (P = .001) were significantly associated with CDT impairment. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Understated cognitive impairment is common among young seniors and is associated with factors known to be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia. These findings suggest that the CDT may be of value for identifying high-risk individuals who may then benefit from targeted multidomain prevention actions (diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk factor management).
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- Claire Leissing-Desprez
- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Geriatric Medecine, Creteil, France.
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- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Geriatric Medecine, Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Clinical Research Unit (URC Mondor), Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Geriatric Medecine, Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Public Health, Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Geriatric Medecine, Creteil, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Neurology, Creteil, France; INSERM U955 E01, IMRB and ENS-DEC, PSL Research University (NeuroPsychologie Interventionnelle), Creteil and Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Geriatric Medecine, Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Geriatric Medecine, Creteil, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, CEpiA Team, Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Clinical Research Unit (URC Mondor), Creteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor, Department of Public Health, Creteil, France
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