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The Alzheimer’s disease-8 and Montreal Cognitive Assessment as screening tools for neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected persons by Edgar Turner Overton; Tej D. Azad; Neva Parker; Debra Demarco Shaw; Judy Frain; Teresa Spitz; Elizabeth Westerhaus; Robert Paul; David B. Clifford; Beau M. Ances is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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The diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive impairment is time-intensive and often omitted in busy outpatient settings. Brief screening tools are needed. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Alzheimer's disease (AD)-8 have been used in neurodegenerative disorders. We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of these brief screening tools in HIV-infected persons. The AD-8, MoCA, and formal neuropsychological testing were administered to 200 HIV-infected patients who were followed at a single institution. Normalized scores on formal neuropsychological testing were used to define neurocognitive impairment. The sensitivity and specificity of the MoCA and AD-8 were assessed to diagnose the impairment. Neurocognitive impairment was highly prevalent in this cohort: 127 persons (64 %) were diagnosed with neurocognitive impairment based on formal testing. Using the AD-8 and MoCA, 113 (57 %) and 101 (51 %) persons were identified with neurocognitive impairment, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of MoCA were 63 % and 71 %, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of AD-8 were 61 % and 51 %, respectively. Our findings highlight th
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- Author
- Edgar Turner Overton; Tej D. Azad; Neva Parker; Debra Demarco Shaw; Judy Frain; Teresa Spitz; Elizabeth Westerhaus; Robert Paul; David B. Clifford; Beau M. Ances
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)