Computerized Structured Cognitive Training in Patients Affected by Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease is Feasible and Effective: A Randomized Controlled Study | Zendy

Marco Cavallo | Zendy; Edyta Monika Hunter | Zendy; Karin van der Hiele | Zendy; Chiara Angilletta | Zendy

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Computerized Structured Cognitive Training in Patients Affected by Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease is Feasible and Effective: A Randomized Controlled Study

Author(s) -

Marco Cavallo,

Edyta Monika Hunter,

Karin van der Hiele,

Chiara Angilletta

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

archives of clinical neuropsychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1873-5843

pISSN - 0887-6177

DOI - 10.1093/arclin/acw072

Subject(s) - neuropsychology , rivermead post concussion symptoms questionnaire , memory span , cognitive training , cognition , randomized controlled trial , boston naming test , medicine , psychology , neuropsychological assessment , neuropsychological test , audiology , trail making test , executive functions , working memory , psychiatry

Alzheimer's disease (AD) presents with significant neuropsychological deficits. Cognitive training in AD has recently started to demonstrate its efficacy. In this study, we implemented computerized cognitive training of a large group of early-stage AD patients, to identify its effects at a neuropsychological level and to investigate whether they were stable after 6 months.

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