title: Sensitivity of a time-based prospective memory procedure in the assessment of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
abstract: This study was aimed at evaluating whether prospective memory (PM) assessment is able to assist the discrimination between amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and healthy subjects (HCs) and between aMCI with single versus multiple domains impairment. Individuals with aMCI and HCs were administered an extensive neuropsychological tests battery and a time-based PM task. PM scores significantly improved the accuracy of the regression model in discriminating between aMCI multiple domains, but not aMCI single domain, and HCs. Moreover, the prospective score significantly contributed to the discrimination between the two aMCI subgroups. These findings indicate the usefulness of including the PM procedure in evaluations of aMCI.
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marialuisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brisindi
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Giovanna
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caltagirone
authors.affiliation: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione S. Lucia, Rome, Italy Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni Augusto
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carlesimo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000647:Amnesia / Q000150:complications*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Dementia; mild cognitive impairment; neuropsychological assessment; prospective memory