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ArticlePloS one2022

Alternate fluency in Parkinson's disease: A machine learning analysis.

Roberta Ferrucci, Francesca Mameli, Fabiana Ruggiero, Mariella Reitano, Mario Miccoli, Angelo Gemignani, Ciro Conversano, Michelangelo Dini, Stefano Zago, Silvie Piacentini and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Psychometrics and diagnostics of the Italian version of the Alternate Verbal Fluency Battery (AVFB) in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Roberta FerrucciDepartment of Health Sciences, Aldo Ravelli Research Center, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5109-9483
Francesca MameliIRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation, Policlinico of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Fabiana RuggieroIRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation, Policlinico of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Mariella ReitanoASST-Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Mario MiccoliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Angelo GemignaniDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Ciro ConversanoDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Michelangelo DiniDepartment of Health Sciences, Aldo Ravelli Research Center, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Stefano ZagoIRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation, Policlinico of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Silvie PiacentiniIRCCS Foundation -Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Barbara PolettiAuxologico Italian Institute-IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Alberto PrioriDepartment of Health Sciences, Aldo Ravelli Research Center, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Graziella OrrùDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular & Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8769-7693
University of Pisa · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITOspedale San Paolo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of the present study was to investigate whether patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) had changes in their level of performance in extra-dimensional shifting by implementing a novel analysis method, utilizing the new alternate phonemic/semantic fluency test.

methodWe used machine learning (ML) in order to develop high accuracy classification between PD patients with high and low scores in the alternate fluency test.

resultsThe models developed resulted to be accurate in such classification in a range between 80% and 90%. The predictor which demonstrated maximum efficiency in classifying the participants as low or high performers was the semantic fluency test. The optimal cut-off of a decision rule based on this test yielded an accuracy of 86.96%. Following the removal of the semantic fluency test from the system, the parameter which best contributed to the classification was the phonemic fluency test. The best cut-offs were identified and the decision rule yielded an overall accuracy of 80.43%. Lastly, in order to evaluate the classification accuracy based on the shifting index, the best cut-offs based on an optimal single rule yielded an overall accuracy of 83.69%.

conclusionWe found that ML analysis of semantic and phonemic verbal fluency may be used to identify simple rules with high accuracy and good out of sample generalization, allowing the detection of executive deficits in patients with PD.

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Parkinson DiseaseHumansMachine LearningNeuropsychological TestsSemanticsVerbal Behavior

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PMID35320291
PMCPMC8942276
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