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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Nielsen, Malene Schjnninga; * | Simonsen, Anja Hviidb | Siersma, Volkertc | Hasselbalch, Steen Gregersb | Hoegh, Petera
Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurology, Regional Dementia Research Centre, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark | [b] Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Danish Dementia Research Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark | [c] Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Malene Schjønning Nielsen, Regional Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Zealand University Hospital, Sygehusvej 10, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark. Tel.: +45 28680034; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Background:Daily living requires the ability to perform dual-tasking. As cognitive skills decrease in dementia, performing a cognitive and motor task simultaneously become increasingly challenging and subtle gait abnormalities may even be present in pre-dementia stages. Therefore, a dual-tasking paradigm, such as the Timed Up and Go-Dual Task (TUG-DT), may be useful in the diagnostic assessment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective:To investigate the diagnostic and prognostic ability of a dual-tasking paradigm in patients with MCI or mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and to evaluate the association between the dual-tasking paradigm and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) AD biomarkers. Methods:The study is a prospective cohort study conducted in a clinical setting in two memory clinics. Eighty-six patients were included (28 MCI, 17 AD, 41 healthy controls (HC)). The ability to perform dual-tasking was evaluated by the TUG-DT. Patients underwent a standardized diagnostic assessment and were evaluated to determine progression yearly. Results:ROC curve analysis illustrated a high discriminative ability of the dual-tasking paradigm in separating MCI patients from HC (AUC: 0.78, AUC: 0.82) and a moderate discriminative ability in separating MCI from AD (AUC: 0.73, AUC: 0.55). Performance discriminated clearly between all groups (p < 0.01). Logistic regression analyses revealed a low prognostic value of the dual-tasking paradigm for progression and rate of cognitive decline. A moderately strong correlation between the dual-tasking paradigm and CSF AD biomarkers was observed. Conclusion:In our study, we found that patients with MCI and mild AD have increasing difficulties in dual-tasking compared to healthy elderly. Hence, the dual-tasking paradigm may be a potential complement in the diagnostic assessment in a typical clinical setting.
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, gait, mild cognitive impairment, motor control, prognosis
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-161310
Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 1189-1199, 2018
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