The abbreviated form of the Brief Cognitive Battery in the diagnosis of dementia in Alzheimer's disease

Castro, Stephanie; Damin, Antonio Eduardo; Porto, Cláudia Sellitto; Caramelli, Paulo; Nitrini, Ricardo

doi:10.1590/s1980-57642009dn30400011

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“…Episodic memory was assessed with the Visual Memory Test from the Brief Cognitive Battery—VMT ( 25 , 26 ). This latter test consists of ten simple line drawings.…”

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Cognitive Impairment Following Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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Patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may present cognitive deficits within the first 24 h after trauma, herein called “acute phase,” which in turn may lead to long-term functional impairment and decrease in quality of life. Few studies investigated cognition in mTBI patients during the acute phase. The objectives of this study were to investigate the cognitive profile of patients with mTBI during the acute phase, compared to controls and normative data, and whether loss of consciousness (LOC), previous TBI and level of education influence cognition at this stage. Fifty-three patients with mTBI (aged 19–64 years) and 28 healthy controls participated in the study. All patients were evaluated at bedside within 24 h post-injury. Demographic and clinical data were registered. Cognitive function was assessed with the Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), Digit Span (working memory), and the Visual Memory Test/Brief Cognitive Battery (for episodic memory). The clinical sample was composed mainly by men (58.5%). The mean age was 39 years-old and 64.3% of the patients had more than 8 years of education. The most common causes of mTBI were fall from own height (28.3%), aggression (24.5%), and fall from variable heights (24.5%). Compared to controls, mTBI patients exhibited significantly worse performance on MMSE, FAB, naming, incidental memory, immediate memory, learning, and delayed recall. Compared to normative data, 26.4% of patients had reduced global cognition as measured by the MMSE. Episodic memory impairment (13.2%) was more frequent than executive dysfunction (9.4%). No significant differences were found in cognitive performance when comparing patients with or without LOC or those with or without history of previous TBI. Patients with lower educational level had higher rates of cognitive impairment (VMT naming−28.6 vs. 4.2%; VMT immediate memory−32 vs. 4.2%; VMT learning−39.3 vs. 4.2%, all p < 0.05). In sum, we found significant cognitive impairment in the acute phase of mTBI, which was not associated with LOC or history of TBI, but appeared more frequently in patients with lower educational level.

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“…Episodic memory was assessed with the Visual Memory Test from the Brief Cognitive Battery—VMT ( 25 , 26 ). This latter test consists of ten simple line drawings.…”

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“…6,13 These data show that the CDT is not a good test for diagnosis of dementia in populations with heterogeneous educational background, but although it is important for the interference phase of FMT. 19 Regarding the debate on whether the RPT of the CNTB is the color version of the FMT of the BCSB, we believe that the most important fact is that this simple test, in its different versions, has demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of episodic memory impairment and dementia in different parts of the world and among people with different cultural background, such as individuals living in different regions of Brazil and immigrants or low-educated individuals living in European countries. This information should be disseminated to make this test even more widely known and used in several parts of the world where people with heterogeneous education live.…”

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“…However, there was a significant difference between the delayed recall of the two versions of the test, the values being higher without the CDT, most likely, due to the fact that the interval between Learning and Delayed Recall was shortened. 19 Charchat-Fichman et al analyzed the performance of healthy older adults on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), describing the effects of age, gender, and education. To investigate its construct validity, the RAVLT was compared with the delayed recall and recognition scores of the FMT of the BCSB.…”

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The Figure Memory Test: diagnosis of memory impairment in populations with heterogeneous educational background

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Dement. neuropsychol.

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ABSTRACT. Diagnosis of cognitive impairment is usually difficult in low-educated individuals. The Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) was designed as a screening tool for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in low-educated individuals, but it may also be used for evaluating individuals with high educational level. Objectives: To perform a narrative review analyzing the origin of the BCSB, to report all studies that have used the Figure Memory Test (FMT) of the BCSB, and to demonstrate that it is a useful battery for regions where populations have heterogeneous educational background. Methods: We performed a search in PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS using the terms “Brief Cognitive Screening Battery” and “Brief Cognitive Battery”. Results: We obtained 49 papers from PubMed, 32 from SciELO, and 28 from LILACS. After the exclusion of duplicate papers, 54 publications were obtained; five more studies were included from previous knowledge of the authors. Twenty-four papers were related to the impact of education on performance, diagnostic accuracy, cutoff scores and normative studies. The delayed recall of the FMT showed the best accuracy for the diagnosis of dementia with a cutoff score of ≤5 in different education levels. In 35 papers, the FMT of the BCSB was used in clinical studies with different settings, from outpatient memory clinics to epidemiological studies and evaluation of Amazon river basin dwelling individuals, and it was always considered to be easy to apply. Conclusions: The FMT of the BCSB is an easy and short tool for the diagnosis of dementia in populations with heterogeneous educational background.

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“…Many studies and literature reviews have been conducted to understand post concussive symptoms, associated factors such as LOC, previous TBIs and importance of management strategies in the chronic phase. [30][31][32][33] However, none of the studies in India have focused on the demographic determinants and structural factors associated with specific cognitive dysfunction in the acute phase of mTBI. Though mTBIs constitute 70-90% of TBIs, due to negligence, many individuals with mTBI do not report to the emergency, not admitted for detailed investigation or not evaluated by neuro team.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Neuropsychological Issues Following Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Kannan¹,

Kannan²,

Stalin³

2019

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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the major causes of neurological disability in India 1 , 80-90% of TBIs are mild 2,3. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) participants may present with post concussive symptoms especially deficits in cognition which is commonly ignored. Unidentified cognitive deficits in the acute phase of mTBI may result in long term functional problems and poor quality of life. Aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors of neuropsychological issues in mild traumatic brain injury. METHODS Ninety persons with mild traumatic brain injury admitted to the emergency unit of neurosciences in a Chennai based tertiary care hospital aged between 20 and 60 years with Glasgow Coma Scale Score of 13-15 were assessed with PGI battery of brain dysfunctions within 48 hours of admission. Impairment in memory, verbal intelligence, performance intelligence, visual acuity and visuospatial functions were assessed using the battery. Cognitive dysfunction was evaluated using dysfunction rating scale scores in each test. RESULTS Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Version 21. Cognitive dysfunction was found to be higher in memory such as delayed recall, visual and verbal retention of new information, mental balance and constructional ability. Male participants (30%) between 50-60 years (70%) with lower educational qualification (44.4%) had severe cognitive impairment compared to others. Housewives (57.1%) had severe dysfunction in learning and retaining new information. Abnormality in CT report (35.9%) was found to have significant effect on visual retention. CONCLUSIONS There is significant cognitive impairment in various domains of memory and constructional abilities in the acute phase of single mTBI. Factors such as age, gender, years of education, occupation and structural abnormality were found to be risk factors for individual vulnerabilities. Younger age, higher educational qualifications and good occupational skills with uncomplicated CT reports were found to play protective roles as cognitive reserves in preventing cognitive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury.

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The abbreviated form of the Brief Cognitive Battery in the diagnosis of dementia in Alzheimer's disease

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

Cognitive Impairment Following Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Cognitive Impairment Following Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The Figure Memory Test: diagnosis of memory impairment in populations with heterogeneous educational background

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Neuropsychological Issues Following Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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