Finger agnosia and cognitive deficits in patients with alzheimer's disease

Andrew S. Davis, Jeffrey S. Trotter, Jeremy Hertza, Christopher D. Bell, Raymond S. Dean

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of finger agnosia in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to determine if level of finger agnosia was related to cognitive impairment. Finger agnosia is a sensitive measure of cerebral impairment and is associated with neurofunctional areas implicated in AD. Using a standardized and norm-referenced approach, results indicated that patients with AD evidenced significantly decreased performance on tests of bilateral finger agnosia compared with healthy age-matched controls. Finger agnosia was predictive of cognitive dysfunction on four of seven domains, including: Crystallized Language, Fluid Processing, Associative Learning, and Processing Speed. Results suggest that measures of finger agnosia, a short and simple test, may be useful in the early detection of AD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)116-120
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Neuropsychology
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • assessment/diagnosis
  • geriatric
  • neuropsychology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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