[The set-test for diagnosis of dementia].
The set-test evaluates the verbal fluency in 4 categories: colors, animals, fruits and cities. It has been proposed as a diagnostic aid in dementia in elderly patients. Therefore, we have evaluated its yield in a normative control reference group of 79 individuals and in 56 patients with possible dementia. It had a positive correlation of 73 with minimental test. The cut-off value was 29 in adults an 27 in elderly people. A lower score is indicative of dementia. Sensitivity was 79% and specificity 82%, with 20% of incorrectly classified patients. Considering the short duration of the test, we think that it is very useful for the evaluation of patients with dementia.
Pascual Millán
L F
LF
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza.
Martínez Quiñones
J V
JV
Modrego Pardo
P
P
Mostacero Miguel
E
E
López del Val
J
J
Morales Asín
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014936:Word Association Tests / Q000379:methods*
El set-test en el diagnóstico de la demencia.