title: [The value of cognitive evoked potentials in the diagnosis of senile dementia and dementia of Parkinson disease].
abstract: P300 latency is often delayed in dementia but some authors have questioned its interest in clinical practice, because of the relatively low specificity and sensibility of the method. Therefore, we studied numerous parameters (latency, duration, amplitude and surface) of N100, N200 and P300 waves in patients with senile dementia, patients suffering from Parkinson's disease with dementia and non demented elderly patients. Using discriminant analysis, more than 90% of the patients were correctly classified. This method could thus be contributive in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Civil de Charleroi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uytdenhoef
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Depauw
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roland
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacquy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011930:Reaction Time
vernacular_title: Intérêt des potentiels évoqués cognitifs dans le diagnostic de la démence sénile et de la démence de la maladie de Parkinson.