Psychometrics and diagnostics of the Italian version of the Alternate Verbal Fluency Battery (AVFB) in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients.

Edoardo Nicolò AielloFrancesca MameliFabiana RuggieroEleonora ZironeStefano ZagoSylvie PiacentiniBarbara PolettiMaria Rita ReitanoGabriella SantangeloNicola TicozziVincenzo SilaniAlberto PrioriRoberta Ferrucci

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)

In conclusion, PVF, SVF and AVF tests are reliable, valid and diagnostically sound instruments to detect cognitive impairment in non-demented PD patients and are therefore recommended for use in clinical practice and research.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
cognitive impairment
clinical practice
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
working memory