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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

Fist-Palm Test (FiPaT): a bedside motor tool to screen for global cognitive status.

Sofia Cuoco, Roberto Erro, Immacolata Carotenuto, Marina Picillo, Maria Teresa Pellecchia, Paolo Barone

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Sofia CuocoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Neuroscience Section, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84131, Baronissi, SA, Italy.
Roberto ErroDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Neuroscience Section, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84131, Baronissi, SA, Italy. rerro@unisa.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7800-7419
Immacolata CarotenutoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Neuroscience Section, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84131, Baronissi, SA, Italy.
Marina PicilloDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Neuroscience Section, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84131, Baronissi, SA, Italy.
Maria Teresa PellecchiaDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Neuroscience Section, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84131, Baronissi, SA, Italy.
Paolo BaroneDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Neuroscience Section, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84131, Baronissi, SA, Italy.
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Abstract

objectiveThe Fist-Palm Test (FiPaT) is a novel non-verbal task to be used at the patient's bedside for a cognitive functions screening. The aims of this study are to analyze (I) the qualitative and quantitative performance features at FiPaT, (II) the psychometric characteristics of FiPaT, and (III) the correlation between FiPat and traditional cognitive assessments in subjects with normal cognition (NC), Mild Cognitive Impairment-single domain (MCI-sd), and Mild Cognitive Impairment-multiple domain (MCI-md).

methodsOne hundred-thirteen subjects (53M/60F), with a mean age of 66.28 ± 7.22 years and 11.08 ± 4.93 years of education, were recruited and underwent a complete neuropsychological battery and FiPaT.

resultsWe found 68 subjects with NC, 31 with MCI-sd, and 14 with MCI-md and a high reliability of the FiPaT (alpha =0.762). The number of FiPaT errors correlated with age and all neuropsychological tests, except for the memory recall test. Subjects with MCI had greater FiPaT errors than subjects with NC. The FiPaT, used with the MOCA test, predicted the presence of MCI, with a variance of 44%.

conclusionThe FiPaT is an acceptable and reliable non-verbal test, able to screen for global cognitive status, attention, and executive functions, and to predict the MCI. Future studies will validate this initial findings as well as the discriminatory role of the FiPaT in detecting specific types of cognitive impairment.

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Cognitive DysfunctionAgedCognitionExecutive FunctionHumansMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsReproducibility of ResultsCognitive screeningMild cognitive impairmentNon-verbal testNormal cognition

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