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ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2024

Clinical validity of the Italian adaptation of the Uniform Data Set Neuropsychological Test Battery (I-UDSNB) in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease.

Francesca Conca, Valentina Esposito, Eleonora Catricalà, Rosa Manenti, Federica L'Abbate, Davide Quaranta, Guido Maria Giuffrè, Federica Rossetto, Federica Solca, Beatrice Orso and 25 more

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Francesca ConcaICoN Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Institute for Advanced Studies, IUSS, Pavia, Italy.
Valentina EspositoIRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Eleonora CatricalàICoN Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Institute for Advanced Studies, IUSS, Pavia, Italy. eleonora.catricala@iusspavia.it.
Rosa ManentiNeuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy.
Federica L'AbbateNeurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Davide QuarantaNeurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Guido Maria GiuffrèNeurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Federica RossettoIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, ONLUS, Milan, Italy.
Federica SolcaDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Beatrice OrsoDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Emanuela InguscioFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Valeria CrepaldiFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Maddalena De MatteisIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Emanuela RotondoNeurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Marina ManeraIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit Pavia-Montescano, Pavia Institute, Pavia, Italy.
Giulia CarusoNeuropsychiatric Laboratory, Clinical Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation Department, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
Valentina CataniaOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Elisa CanuNeuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Francesco RundoOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Matteo Cotta RamusinoIRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Massimo FilippiNeuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Cira FundaròIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurophysiopatology Unit Pavia-Montescano, Pavia Institute, Pavia, Italy.
Federica PirasNeuropsychiatric Laboratory, Clinical Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation Department, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
Andrea ArighiNeurodegenerative Diseases Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Pietro TiraboschiFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Michelangelo Stanzani MaseratiIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Matteo PardiniDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Barbara PolettiDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Vincenzo SilaniDepartment of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Camillo MarraNeurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Sonia Di TellaDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy.
Maria CotelliNeuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy.
Raffaele LodiIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Fabrizio TagliaviniFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Stefano Francesco CappaICoN Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Institute for Advanced Studies, IUSS, Pavia, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe identification and staging of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) represent a challenge, especially in the prodromal stage of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), when cognitive changes can be subtle. Worldwide efforts were dedicated to select and harmonize available neuropsychological instruments. In Italy, the Italian Network of Neuroscience and Neuro-Rehabilitation has promoted the adaptation of the Uniform Data Set Neuropsychological Test Battery (I-UDSNB), collecting normative data from 433 healthy controls (HC). Here, we aimed to explore the ability of I-UDSNB to differentiate between a) MCI and HC, b) AD and HC, c) MCI and AD.

methodsOne hundred thirty-seven patients (65 MCI, 72 AD) diagnosed after clinical-neuropsychological assessment, and 137 HC were included. We compared the I-UDSNB scores between a) MCI and HC, b) AD and HC, c) MCI and AD, with t-tests. To identify the test(s) most capable of differentiating between groups, significant scores were entered in binary logistic and in stepwise regressions, and then in Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analyses.

resultsTwo episodic memory tests (Craft Story and Five Words test) differentiated MCI from HC subjects; Five Words test, Semantic Fluency (vegetables), and TMT-part B differentiated AD from, respectively, HC and MCI.

conclusionsOur findings indicate that the I-UDSNB is a suitable tool for the harmonized and concise assessment of patients with cognitive decline, showing high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of MCI and AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionNeuropsychological TestsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsAlzheimer’s DiseaseCognitionMild Cognitive ImpairmentNeuropsychological testsUDS

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