Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Joint Authors
Kim, Soo Ryon
Kim, SangYun
Baek, Min Jae
Kim, HyangHee
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aims of this study were to investigate concrete and abstract word definition ability (1) between patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and normal adults and (2) between the aMCI subtypes (i.e., amnestic single-domain MCI and amnestic multidomain MCI; asMCI and amMCI) and normal controls.
The 68 patients with aMCI (29 asMCI and 39 amMCI) and 93 age- and education-matched normal adults performed word definition tasks composed of five concrete (e.g., train) and five abstract nouns (e.g., jealousy).
Task performances were analyzed on total score, number of core meanings, and number of supplementary meanings.
The results were as follows.
First, the aMCI patients scored significantly poorer than the normal controls in only abstract word definition.
Second, both subtypes of aMCI performed worse than the controls in only abstract word definition.
In conclusion, a definition task of abstract rather than concrete concepts may provide richer information to show semantic impairment of aMCI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Soo Ryon& Kim, SangYun& Baek, Min Jae& Kim, HyangHee. 2015. Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Soo Ryon…[et al.]. Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Soo Ryon& Kim, SangYun& Baek, Min Jae& Kim, HyangHee. Abstract Word Definition in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057557
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057557