Abstract
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) requires a reliable neuropsychological assessment, but major barriers are still encountered when such tests are used across cultures and during the lifespan. This is particularly problematic in developing countries where most of the available assessment tools have been adapted from developed countries. This represents a major limitation as these tests, although properly translated, may not embody the wealth of challenges that a particular culture poses on cognition. This paper centers on two shortcomings of available cognitive tests for AD, namely, their sensitivity to the educational background and to the age of the individual assessed.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 95-98 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2014 |
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Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- cognitive assessment
- neuropsychological assessment
- developing countries
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Overcoming barriers in cognitive assessment of Alzheimer's disease. / Parra, Mario Alfredo.
In: Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol. 8, No. 2, 01.06.2014, p. 95-98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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AU - Parra, Mario Alfredo
PY - 2014/6/1
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N2 - Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) requires a reliable neuropsychological assessment, but major barriers are still encountered when such tests are used across cultures and during the lifespan. This is particularly problematic in developing countries where most of the available assessment tools have been adapted from developed countries. This represents a major limitation as these tests, although properly translated, may not embody the wealth of challenges that a particular culture poses on cognition. This paper centers on two shortcomings of available cognitive tests for AD, namely, their sensitivity to the educational background and to the age of the individual assessed.
AB - Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) requires a reliable neuropsychological assessment, but major barriers are still encountered when such tests are used across cultures and during the lifespan. This is particularly problematic in developing countries where most of the available assessment tools have been adapted from developed countries. This represents a major limitation as these tests, although properly translated, may not embody the wealth of challenges that a particular culture poses on cognition. This paper centers on two shortcomings of available cognitive tests for AD, namely, their sensitivity to the educational background and to the age of the individual assessed.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - cognitive assessment
KW - neuropsychological assessment
KW - developing countries
U2 - 10.1590/S1980-57642014DN82000002
DO - 10.1590/S1980-57642014DN82000002
M3 - Review article
VL - 8
SP - 95
EP - 98
JO - Dementia & Neuropsychologia
T2 - Dementia & Neuropsychologia
JF - Dementia & Neuropsychologia
SN - 1980-5764
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