Diagnostic Profiles of Patients Differentially Failing Executive Functioning Measures

Conclusions: Executive dysfunction was observed in dementia-related diagnoses, and TMT failure was implicated in dementia in higher proportions than WCST impairment. Trail Making Test appears more sensitive than WCST for assessing executive impairment across diagnoses, especially when time and resources are limited in screening and clinical settings.

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Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - April 19, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hammers, D., Ramirez, G., Persad, C., Heidebrink, J., Barbas, N., Giordani, B. Tags: Current Topics in Care Source Type: research

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