Utility of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Performance on the ACE was comparable between patients and controls. Associations with motor function pose a challenge to accurate interpretation of ACE performance. It is likely that patients with poor cognition have greater disability, or that poor ACE performance reflects reduced motor ability to perform the task. This raises concern for the utility of the ACE as a screening tool in ALS patients, especially since recent versions of the ACE continue to include motor-based tasks. PMID: 30079844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - August 6, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Chenji S, Mah D, Johnston W, Camicioli R, Fisher N, Kalra S Tags: Can J Neurol Sci Source Type: research