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ArticleDementia & neuropsychologia

Applicability of tactile memory examination as an option to visual- and verbal-based batteries.

Omar Gurrola Arambula, Flavia Helena Pereira Padovani, Jose Eduardo Corrente, Andreas Batista Schelp, Felipe Jacques Sanches, Rogerio Martins Amorim, Arthur Oscar Schelp

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Omar Gurrola ArambulaDepartment of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0042-2302
Flavia Helena Pereira PadovaniDepartment of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3171-778X
Jose Eduardo CorrenteStatistical Department, Bioscience Institute, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5478-4996
Andreas Batista SchelpHospital do Servidor Público São Paulo - São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7434-8304
Felipe Jacques SanchesVeterinary Clinical Department, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Ciência Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1198-3490
Rogerio Martins AmorimVeterinary Clinical Department, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Ciência Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3750-5857
Arthur Oscar SchelpDepartment of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Botucatu, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5928-7497
Microsoft (Brazil) · BRVeterinary Medical Center · JPStatistical Service · CY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The validity and applicability of tactile battery tests for the diagnosis and medical follow-up of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia syndromes do not have their usefulness well understood in clinical practice. While haptic abilities in older individuals receive less attention, in earlier stages of human life they are well focused on. There are even fewer studies on tactile memory, including episodic memory of demented individuals with or without sensorial limitations. The applicability of a new haptic memory battery was evaluated in patients with Alzheimer's disease with mild or moderate commitment.

objectiveThe aim of this study is to apply a battery based on tactile perception, recognition, and recollection of everyday objects in patients with Alzheimer's disease, testing tactile delayed recall memory discrimination and late recognition to compare validated visual and verbal tests.

methodsTactile-, visual-, and verbal-based memory performance was registered in 21 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

resultsExcept for tactile identification, it showed that there was a close relationship between the three sensory modalities of memory, with an apparent better performance of tactile incidental memory and recognition compared with the test with pictures.

conclusionsThe haptic evaluation of memory demonstrated applicability in the evaluation of memory dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Further studies are needed to establish the sensibility and specificity of the proposed test that had a small sample size and many limitations.

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Alzheimer’s diseasememoryneurocognitive testtactile sense

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