Abstract Details

Title A Pilot Study of Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test in a Lebanese Sample: A study on Normal, MCI and AD patients

Topic Aging, Dementia, and Behavioral Neurology

Presentation(s) P6 - Poster Session 6 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 7-009

Objective Our aim was to assess the suitability of the use of a culturally adapted version of the FCSRT in the Lebanese population diagnosed with MCI and AD through comparing between three groups of subjects – normal, MCI and AD.

Background The Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) is a memory test that assesses learning and acquisition, by providing category cues in the learning process. It is a reliable tool for the assessment of episodic memory, used to differentiate between Alzheimer Disease (AD) patients and patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

Design/Methods Subjects were recruited based on their visit, for a regular memory consultation in a memory clinic in Beirut. All of them completed the test conducted by a clinician.

Results Results: The sample included 3 populations divided as follows: 29 normal, 22 MCI and 24 AD subjects. Our results showed that the adapted Arabic version of the FCSRT is discriminating between the 3 populations with a major significant difference between the healthy and AD population. The overall profile on the FCSRT revealed that normal subjects had the highest scores followed by MCI and then AD subjects. The learning curve of normal controls and MCI patients is ascendant while AD subjects exhibit a depressed learning curve.

Conclusions

This study represents a novel contribution regarding the adequacy of the Arabic version of the FCSRT in terms of distinguishing between AD and non-AD subjects. Besides, it gives new possibilities concerning the use of the FCSRT in the evaluation of the spectrum of memory disorders.

Authors/Disclosures
Fadi K. Abou-Mrad, MD, PhD, FAAN (St Charles Hospital-Fayadieh) PRESENTER	Dr. Abou-Mrad has nothing to disclose.
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Gordon J. Chelune, PhD (University of Utah)	The institution of an immediate family member of Dr. Chelune has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Taylor & Francis. Dr. Chelune has stock in Centruy Therapeutics, Inc. The institution of Dr. Chelune has received research support from NIA. Dr. Chelune has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Chelune has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
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