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The stability of AQ...
The stability of AQT processing speed, ADAS-Cog and MMSE during acetylcholinesterase inhibitor treatment in Alzheimer's disease
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Hindawi Limited,2010
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-123001
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-123001URI
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01160.xDOI
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1547124URI
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http://kipublications.ki.se/Default.aspx?queryparsed=id:119942411URI
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Språk:engelska
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OBJECTIVES: To explore the longitudinal stability of measures of cognition during treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AchEI) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cognitive status was measured in a cohort of 60 patients at 6 months after initiation of treatment with AchEI (baseline) and after an additional 6 months of treatment (endpoint). A Quick Test of Cognitive Speed (AQT), Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), and MMSE were administered concurrently. RESULTS: Correlations (rho) between age and AQT processing speed were non-significant, but were significant for ADAS-Cog and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). AQT and ADAS-Cog means did not differ significantly between baseline and endpoint. There was a small, significant reduction in MMSE point scores. Measures of stability (Spearman's rho) were moderate-to-high for all tests. Means for subgroups did not differ as a function of medication type. CONCLUSIONS: AQT processing speed, ADAS-Cog, and MMSE measures proved stable during the second 6 months of treatment with AChEI.
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Annas, PKarolinska Institutet
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Basun, H
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Andreasen, NKarolinska Institutet
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Lannfelt, LarsUppsala universitet,Geriatrik(Swepub:uu)lalan021
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Zetterberg, H
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Blennow, K
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Minthon, LennartLund University,Lunds universitet,Klinisk minnesforskning,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Clinical Memory Research,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)psyk-lmi
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Karolinska InstitutetGeriatrik
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Ingår i:Acta Neurologica Scandinavica: Hindawi Limited121:3, s. 186-1930001-63141600-0404
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