OBJECTIVE: This study sought to analyze the psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the Chilean version of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS-Ch) in a sample of dementia patients and control subjects.METHODS: After adapting the instrument to the Chilean context and obtaining content validity evi...
INTRODUCTION: Despite many advances in the characterization of the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), the diagnosis of this syndrome poses a significant challenge, while delays or diagnostic mistakes may impact the proper clinical management of these patients. OBJECTIVE: To describe t...
OBJECTIVE: Semantic dementia, a subtype of frontotemporal lobar degeneration, is characterised by cross-modal loss of conceptual knowledge attributable to progressive degeneration of the left anterior temporal lobe. Much less is known regarding the clinical presentation of SD patients with predominantly ...
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a clinical syndrome diagnosed when three core criteria are met. First, there should be a language impairment (i.e., aphasia) that interferes with the usage or comprehension of words. Second, the neurological work-up should determine that the disease is neurodegenerati...
Current concepts regarding frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) have evolved rapidly in recent years. Genetically determined FTLD cohorts have broadened our knowledge pertaining to its clinical presentation, neuroimaging findings and demographics. In this study we present a case report of a patient d...
BACKGROUND: Distinguishing individuals with dementia from those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) might demand a neuropsychological evaluation. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-one consecutive referred elderly patients (37 clinical-controls, 41 with amnestic MCI and 53 with possible/probable AD) were d...
BACKGROUND: The use of intervention strategies aimed at dementia caregivers objectives the information and the creation of coping strategies to deal with the difficulties caused by dementia. OBJECTIVES: To assess the correlation between the participation in a psychoeducational group and the decrease of b...
As demências rapidamente progressivas constituem um grupo heterogêneo de condições clínicas (neurodegenerativas, vasculares, infecciosas, imunomediadas, tóxicas, metabólicas, tumorais, psicogênicas) e cirúrgicas. Avaliação detalhada é imprescindível, devendo ser seguido protocolo extenso con...
Subjective Memory Complaints (SMC) are frequent among adults and elderly and are associated with poor qualityof life. The etiology and clinical significance of SMCs are unclear, but these complaints are associated with objective cognitivedecline or with depression, anxiety and psychosocial stressors. Bio...
La neuropsicología se ha posicionado como un recurso esencial para la mayoría de las unidades de neurología, neurocirugía, psiquiatría y neurorrehabilitación, que atienden tanto a niños, adultos y adultos mayores, que padecen alteraciones del sistema nervioso central. El desafío de la neuropsicol...
