Frontal assessment battery in Parkinson's disease: A study on 170 patients.
Cognitive function
Mini Mental Scale examination of Folstein
Parkinson's disease
frontal assessment battery
frontal lobe
higher mental function
Journal
Neurology India
ISSN: 1998-4022
Titre abrégé: Neurol India
Pays: India
ID NLM: 0042005
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
16
5
2019
pubmed:
16
5
2019
medline:
12
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Frontal assessment battery (FAB) was devised as a specific study design to assess frontal lobe dysfunction. Since Parkinson's disease (PD) is often associated with cognitive and other higher mental function complications, FAB test has been carried out by a number of workers to assess the integrity of the frontal lobe. On the other hand, the other frequently conducted test, performed in order to evaluate the mental status, is the Mini Mental State examination of Folstein (MMSE), but its reliability has been questioned in PD, since it does not assess the functions of the frontal lobe alone. The present study was undertaken in order to assess the suitability of application of the FAB test in Indian patients and to perform its comparative analysis with the MMSE scale. It was observed that the FAB test correlated with the age and the level of education of the patient. The results also correlated with that of the MMSE study, in spite of the fact that the latter is not considered to be a test which can assess exclusively the status of the frontal lobe. To the best of our knowledge, this is first study undertaken in India in this regard.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Frontal assessment battery (FAB) was devised as a specific study design to assess frontal lobe dysfunction. Since Parkinson's disease (PD) is often associated with cognitive and other higher mental function complications, FAB test has been carried out by a number of workers to assess the integrity of the frontal lobe. On the other hand, the other frequently conducted test, performed in order to evaluate the mental status, is the Mini Mental State examination of Folstein (MMSE), but its reliability has been questioned in PD, since it does not assess the functions of the frontal lobe alone.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
METHODS
The present study was undertaken in order to assess the suitability of application of the FAB test in Indian patients and to perform its comparative analysis with the MMSE scale.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
It was observed that the FAB test correlated with the age and the level of education of the patient. The results also correlated with that of the MMSE study, in spite of the fact that the latter is not considered to be a test which can assess exclusively the status of the frontal lobe. To the best of our knowledge, this is first study undertaken in India in this regard.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31085855
pii: ni_2019_67_2_433_258052
doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.258052
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
Pagination
433-438Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
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