[Specificity of the neuropsychological assessment in geriatrics]

Myriam Noël; Mohamad El Haj; Yannick Gounden; Véronique Quaglino; Cédric Campion; Marion Luyat

doi:10.1016/j.sger.2019.07.008

[Specificity of the neuropsychological assessment in geriatrics]

Soins Gerontol. 2019 Sep-Oct;24(139):37-42. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2019.07.008.

[Article in French]

Authors

Myriam Noël¹, Mohamad El Haj², Yannick Gounden³, Véronique Quaglino³, Cédric Campion⁴, Marion Luyat⁵

Affiliations

¹ Laboratoire Psitec, EA 4072, Université de Lille 3, domaine universitaire du Pont-de-Bois, 59653 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Cedex, France. Electronic address: myriam.noel@univ-lille.fr.
² Laboratoire de psychologie des Pays de la Loire, Université de Nantes, chemin de la Censive-du-Tertre, BP 81227, 44312 Nantes Cedex 3, France.
³ UFR de Psychologie, Université d'Amiens, chemin du Thil, 80025 Amiens, France.
⁴ Hôpital Victor-Provo, service de gériatrie, 35, rue de Barbieux, 59100 Roubaix, France.
⁵ Laboratoire Psitec, EA 4072, Université de Lille 3, domaine universitaire du Pont-de-Bois, 59653 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Cedex, France.

PMID: 31540720
DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2019.07.008

Abstract

The demographic evolution of our society has increased the need to assess the cognitive functions of people aged over 80. These assessments are made difficult due to the specificities of this population. It is possible to clarify the issues relating to the neuropsychological assessment in geriatrics and to put forward areas for discussion.

Keywords: ageing; assessment; episodic memory; geriatrics; gériatrie; mémoire épisodique; neuropsychologie; neuropsychology; vieillissement; évaluation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Geriatric Assessment*
Humans
Neuropsychological Tests*
Sensitivity and Specificity