PMID- 29213382
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220311
IS  - 1980-5764 (Print)
IS  - 1980-5764 (Linking)
VI  - 1
IP  - 2
DP  - 2007 Apr-Jun
TI  - Behavioural assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome (BADS) in healthy elders and 
      Alzheimer's disease patients: preliminary study.
PG  - 154-160
LID - 10.1590/s1980-57642008dn10200007 [doi]
AB  - Although the main initial deficit is considered to be in the memory domain, an 
      early impairment of executive functions is also found in AD where these deficits 
      are correlated to functional impairment. Ecological tests are more indicated to 
      evaluate executive impairment, and are better able to assist in treating AD 
      patients than more commonly used tests. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this preliminary 
      study is to verify the performance in executive functions using the Behavioural 
      Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) in elder controls and mild AD 
      patients, and to analyze its applicability in our environment. METHODS: The BADS 
      was performed by 17 healthy elders and 17 early AD patients matched for age, 
      schooling and gender. RESULTS: There were significant differences among controls 
      and AD patients on MMSE scores, and in measures of executive functions, memory, 
      and motor speed. Some sub items of BADS (rule shift cards, modified six elements, 
      total score, standard, standard by age and overall classification by age) were 
      also different between groups. Differences were also significant on the 
      Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) of BADS self-ratings and other-ratings. 
      CONCLUSION: BADS was efficacious in detecting executive deficits in this sample, 
      as confirmed by other executive functions tests applied.
FAU - Canali, Fabiola
AU  - Canali F
AD  - Post graduate student, psychologist. Department of Psychobiology of Federal 
      University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
FAU - Brucki, Sonia Maria Dozzi
AU  - Brucki SMD
AD  - MD, PhD. Department of Psychobiology of Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
FAU - Bueno, Orlando Francisco Amodeo
AU  - Bueno OFA
AD  - MsC, PhD, Head of Department. Department of Psychobiology of Federal University 
      of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Dement Neuropsychol
JT  - Dementia & neuropsychologia
JID - 101506587
PMC - PMC5619563
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Alzheimer disease
OT  - BADS
OT  - executive functions
OT  - neuropsychology
EDAT- 2007/04/01 00:00
MHDA- 2007/04/01 00:01
PMCR- 2007/04/01
CRDT- 2017/12/08 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/08 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2007/04/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/04/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2007/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1590/s1980-57642008dn10200007 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Dement Neuropsychol. 2007 Apr-Jun;1(2):154-160. doi: 
      10.1590/s1980-57642008dn10200007.