Publications by authors named "Aurelien Mazoue"
Objective: We present the preliminary study of the 42-item Semantic Memory Test (SMT-42), a test developed to distinguish semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA) from the other variants: logopenic (lPPA) and nonfluent/agrammatic (naPPA). The test requires the patient to retrieve the conceptual features of items belonging to different lexical categories.
Methods: In the first study, we administered the French version of the SMT-42 to a population of healthy subjects and to patients with svPPA matched to a subgroup of the healthy subjects.
Impact of Confinement on the Burden of Caregivers of Patients with the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer Disease during the COVID-19 Crisis in France.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra
November 2020
Introduction: The clinical presentation of the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) differs from that of Alzheimer disease (AD), with major impairments in behavioral functions in bvFTD and cognitive impairment in AD. Both behavioral disturbances in bvFTD and cognitive impairment in AD contribute to caregiver burden.
Objective: To investigate the impact of home confinement during the COVID-19 crisis on the burden of caregivers of bvFTD or AD patients.
Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, apathy, agitation, and hallucinations, are frequent in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their prevalence tends to increase with external stressors.
Objective: We offer the first investigation of the effects of confinement during the COVID-19 crisis on neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with AD.
Methods: We contacted caregivers of 38 patients with AD who were confined to their homes for nearly two months and asked them to report whether patients experienced any change in neuropsychiatric symptoms during, compared to before, the confinement and rate its severity and impact on themselves using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire.