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[The set-test for diagnosis of dementia].
- Source :
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Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain) [Neurologia] 1990 Mar; Vol. 5 (3), pp. 82-5. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- The set-test evaluates the verbal fluency in 4 categories: colors, animals, fruits and cities. It has been proposed as a diagnostic aid in dementia in elderly patients. Therefore, we have evaluated its yield in a normative control reference group of 79 individuals and in 56 patients with possible dementia. It had a positive correlation of 73 with minimental test. The cut-off value was 29 in adults an 27 in elderly people. A lower score is indicative of dementia. Sensitivity was 79% and specificity 82%, with 20% of incorrectly classified patients. Considering the short duration of the test, we think that it is very useful for the evaluation of patients with dementia.
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 0213-4853
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2361045