Paper Info
Title
New computer-based cognitive function test for the elderly.
Abstract
We developed a modified trail-making test using a PC and touch panel and compared it with the mini mental state examination (MMSE). The test consisted of a series of numbers from 1 to 36, randomly arranged across the display. The object of the test was for the subject to touch the numbers in order, beginning with 1 and ending with 36, in as little time as possible. The system consisted of a PC and a liquid crystal display (LCD) touch-panel screen. One hundred and thirty-four patients with dementia performed the test. Sixty of the 134 patients (15 male, 45 female; average age, 81.1 +/- 7 years) were diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease and the others had cerebrovascular dementia. Sixty-two of 134 patients (23 male, 39 female; average age, 77.6 +/- 8 years; MMSE score, 21.5 +/- 5.6 points) completed the test. The correlation coefficient between test performance time and MMSE score was -0.534. This test may also be a useful indicator of focal frontal lesions and can be used as an early screening test for Alzheimer's disease.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260295
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
Keywords
DocType
Volume
correlation coefficient,cognition,computer-based cognitive function test,modified trail-making test,screening test,cerebrovascular dementia,neurophysiology,geriatrics,mini mental state examination,elderly person,blood vessels,psychology,brain,touch-panel screen,alzheimer's disease,medical computing,frontal lesion,liquid crystal displays,liquid crystal display,cognitive function
Conference
1
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1557-170X
1-4244-003303
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.41
0
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
T Tamura110.41
M Tshji210.41
Y Higashi310.41
M Sekine410.41
A Kohdabashi510.41
T Fujimoto610.41
M Mitsuyama710.41