1. The instruments used by the Italian centres for cognitive disorders and dementia to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
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Limongi, Federica, Noale, Marianna, Bianchetti, Angelo, Ferrara, Nicola, Padovani, Alessandro, Scarpini, Elio, Trabucchi, Marco, Maggi, Stefania, Antonucci, Sara, Arena, Maria Grazia, Avanzi, Stefano, Barocco, Federica, Baschi, Roberta, Bellandi, Daniele, Biagini, Carlo Adriano, Bono, Valentina, Boselli, Barbara, Cacchiò, Gabriella, Caggia, Emanuele, Caleri, Veronica, Canonico, Vincenzo, Caratozzolo, Salvatore, Carbone, Gabriele, Carta, Daniela, Cavallini, Maria Chiara, Cerqua, Giuliano, Cester, Alberto, Chiari, Annalisa, Coppi, Elisabetta, Cossu, Antonello, Cossu, Beatrice, Cozzolino, Maria Immacolata, D’Agati, Marina, Daniele, Sanfilippo, Del Re, Maria Letizia, Dijk, Babette, Fabbo, Andrea, Fascendini, Sara, Forlani, Chiara, Formilan, Marino, Fuschillo, Carmine, GENNUSO, Michele, Gerace, Carmela, Giacalone, Fabio, BARBAGALLO, Giuseppe, Guerini, Fabio, Guido, Massimo, Linarello, Simona, Lorico, Fabio, Luchetti, Lucio, Luchetti, Maurizio, Ludovico, Livia, Lupinetti, Mariacristina, Luvié, Savina, Marcon, Michela, Mariani, Donatella, Masone Iacobucci, Giovanna, Meligrana, Lucia, Melzi, Paola, Menon, Vanda, Micale, Giuliana, Minervini, Mauro G., Monastero, Roberto, Mossello, Enrico, Nuccetelli, Francesco, Nucera, Valentina, Orsini, Anna Vittoria Marta, PACI, Cristina, Pagni, Cristina, Piccoli, Tommaso, Pietrella, Alessio, Pilotto, Alberto, Prete, Camilla, Putzu, Valeria, Ragno, Michele, Ricci, Monica, Rissotto, Roberto, Romorini, Alessandro, Rosso, Mara, Rozzini, Luca, Rutigliani, Maria Antonietta, Santillo, Antonella, Scoppa, Francesco, Secreto, Piero, Senesi, Barbara, Serrati, Carlo, Spanò, Andrea, Stangalino, Carla, Tetto, Antonio, Tiezzi, Alessandro, Tognoni, Gloria, Vanelli Coralli, Mirco, Vecchio, Concetto, Viale, Daniela, Vinceti, Giulia, Vista, Marco, Zanacchi, Elisa, Zannella, Patrizia, Limongi, Federica, Noale, Marianna, Bianchetti, Angelo, Ferrara, Nicola, Padovani, Alessandro, Scarpini, Elio, Trabucchi, Marco, Maggi, Stefania, Antonucci, Sara, Arena, Maria Grazia, Avanzi, Stefano, Barocco, Federica, Baschi, Roberta, Bellandi, Daniele, Biagini, Carlo Adriano, Bono, Valentina, Boselli, Barbara, Cacchiò, Gabriella, Caggia, Emanuele, Caleri, Veronica, Canonico, Vincenzo, Caratozzolo, Salvatore, Carbone, Gabriele, Carta, Daniela, Cavallini, Maria Chiara, Cerqua, Giuliano, Cester, Alberto, Chiari, Annalisa, Coppi, Elisabetta, Cossu, Antonello, Cossu, Beatrice, Cozzolino, Maria Immacolata, D’Agati, Marina, Daniele, Sanfilippo, Del Re, Maria Letizia, Dijk, Babette, Fabbo, Andrea, Fascendini, Sara, Forlani, Chiara, Formilan, Marino, Fuschillo, Carmine, Gennuso, Michele, Gerace, Carmela, Giacalone, Fabio, Giuseppe, Barbagallo, Guerini, Fabio, Guido, Massimo, Linarello, Simona, Lorico, Fabio, Luchetti, Lucio, Luchetti, Maurizio, Ludovico, Livia, Lupinetti, Mariacristina, Luvié, Savina, Marcon, Michela, Mariani, Donatella, Masone Iacobucci, Giovanna, Meligrana, Lucia, Melzi, Paola, Menon, Vanda, Micale, Giuliana, Minervini, Mauro G., Monastero, Roberto, Mossello, Enrico, Nuccetelli, Francesco, Nucera, Valentina, Orsini, Anna Vittoria Marta, Paci, Cristina, Pagni, Cristina, Piccoli, Tommaso, Pietrella, Alessio, Pilotto, Alberto, Prete, Camilla, Putzu, Valeria, Ragno, Michele, Ricci, Monica, Rissotto, Roberto, Romorini, Alessandro, Rosso, Mara, Rozzini, Luca, Rutigliani, Maria Antonietta, Santillo, Antonella, Scoppa, Francesco, Secreto, Piero, Senesi, Barbara, Serrati, Carlo, Spanò, Andrea, Stangalino, Carla, Tetto, Antonio, Tiezzi, Alessandro, Tognoni, Gloria, Vanelli Coralli, Mirco, Vecchio, Concetto, Viale, Daniela, Vinceti, Giulia, Vista, Marco, Zanacchi, Elisa, and Zannella, Patrizia
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Aging ,Diagnosis tool ,Standardized test ,Italian centres for cognitive disorders and dementia ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,mental disorders ,medicine ,Dementia ,Humans ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Medical diagnosis ,Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) ,Geriatric Assessment ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Mini–Mental State Examination ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Neuropsychology ,Mild cognitive impairment ,Cognition ,medicine.disease ,Mental Status and Dementia Tests ,Italy ,Physical therapy ,Settore MED/26 - Neurologia ,Female ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,business ,Clock drawing test ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
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 neuropsychological, imaging and biomarker tests were utilized less frequently and a wide diversity in the instruments used was noted. Conclusions: According to the results, diagnoses of MCI are based on a multitude of instruments, with major differences in the clinical assessment of geriatricians and neurologists. Standardized testing protocols, validated instruments and cut-off points need to be identified and adopted by the CCDDs for assessing MCI.
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- 2018