Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria | |
Impaired abstract thinking may discriminate between normal aging and vascular mild cognitive impairment | |
Felipe Kenji Sudo2  Gilberto Sousa Alves2  Carlos Eduardo De Oliveira Alves2  Maria Elisa Lanna1  Letice Ericeira-valente2  Denise Madeira Moreira1  Eliasz Engelhardt1  Jerson Laks2  | |
[1] ,Federal University Rio de Janeiro Psychiatry Institute Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil | |
关键词: CAMCOG; elderly; mild cognitive impairment; vascular dementia; cerebrovascular disease; abstract thinking; CAMCOG; idosos; comprometimento cognitivo leve; demência vascular; doença cerebrovascular; pensamento abstrato; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0004-282X2010000200005 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
OBJECTIVE: Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is associated with cognitive deficits. This cross-sectional study examines differences among healthy elderly controls and patients with vascular mild cognitive impairment (VaMCI) and vascular dementia (VaD) in performances on CAMCOG subscales. METHOD: Elderly individuals (n=61) were divided into 3 groups, according to cognitive and neuroimaging status: 16 controls, 20 VaMCI and 25 VaD. VaMCI and VaD individuals scored over 4 points on the Hachinski Ischemic Scale. RESULTS: Significant differences in total CAMCOG scores were observed across the three groups (p<0.001). VaD subjects performed worse than those with VaMCI in most CAMCOG subscales (p<0.001). All subscales showed differences between controls and VaD (p<0.001). Performance on abstract thinking showed difference between VaMCI and controls (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: CAMCOG discriminated controls from VaMCI and VaD. Assessment of abstract thinking may be useful as a screening item for diagnosis of VaMCI.
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