Shakespeare, TJ;
Yong, KX;
Foxe, D;
Hodges, J;
Crutch, SJ;
(2014)
Pronounced Impairment of Everyday Skills and Self-Care in Posterior Cortical Atrophy.
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
, 43
(2)
pp. 381-384.
10.3233/JAD-141071.
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Abstract
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by progressive visual dysfunction and parietal, occipital, and occipitotemporal atrophy. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of PCA and typical Alzheimer's disease (tAD) on everyday functional abilities and neuropsychiatric status. The Cambridge Behavioural Inventory-Revised was given to carers of 32 PCA and 71 tAD patients. PCA patients showed significantly greater impairment in everyday skills and self-care while the tAD group showed greater impairment in aspects of memory and orientation, and motivation. We suggest that PCA poses specific challenges for those caring for people affected by the condition.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Pronounced Impairment of Everyday Skills and Self-Care in Posterior Cortical Atrophy. |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.3233/JAD-141071 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141071 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This article is published online with Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License |
Keywords: | Caregivers, early onset Alzheimer's disease, psychology, questionnaires, self-care, self-report |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1437210 |
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