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Lima-Silva, Thais Bento
[1]
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Bahia, Valeria Santoro
[1]
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Carvalho, Viviane Amaral
[2]
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Guimaraes, Henrique Cerqueira
[2]
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Caramelli, Paulo
[2]
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Figueredo Balthazar, Marcio Luiz
[3]
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Damasceno, Benito
[3]
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de Campos Bottino, Cassio Machado
[4]
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Dozzi Brucki, Sonia Maria
[1]
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Nitrini, Ricardo
[1]
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Yassuda, Monica Sanches
[1]
Total Authors: 11
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Neurol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Internal Med, Behav & Cognit Neurol Unit, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Neurol, Neuropsychol & Dementia Unit, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Psychiat, Old Age Res Grp PROTER, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY; v. 28, n. 1, p. 19-26, MAR 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 7 |
| Abstract | |
Background: There is limited information about the functional profile of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Objective: To compare direct and indirect assessments of activities of daily living (ADLs) in bvFTD and Alzheimer disease (AD) and their relationship with cognitive performance. Methods: In all, 20 patients with bvFTD, 30 patients with AD, and 34 normal controls (NCs), matched for age, education, and severity of dementia, completed the Direct Assessment of Functional Performance (DAFS-BR) and usual cognitive measures. The Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) was completed by caregivers. Results: In DAFS-BR, patients with bvFTD and AD had similar performance but lower than NCs. In DAD, there were no significant differences for effective performance, but patients with bvFTD had lower scores for initiation and planning/organization. Patients with bvFTD were less impaired than AD in cognition. Conclusion: Functional changes in bvFTD seem to be better documented by indirect measures. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/04804-1 - Functionality and cognitive performance in frontotemporal dementia |
| Grantee: | Thaís Bento Lima da Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |