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September 19, 2025Journal of NeuropsychologyOpen Access

Frontal Assessment Battery: Reliability, validity and discriminative ability in a Spanish sample of amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

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LHLuís HerediaUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliMMM. MarcoUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliNCNerea CarriónSociety of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

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Implication

Observational analysis shows good reliability and validity of frontal assessment battery in dementia patients, indicating important distinctions in cognitive states.

Key Points

  • The frontal assessment battery exhibited good reliability in Alzheimer's disease patients, with an internal consistency of α = .71.
  • Significant differences in total FAB scores were found between healthy controls and both amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease groups.
  • The screening tool demonstrated good discriminative ability with an AUC of 0.85 for identifying healthy individuals compared to patients.
  • Further research is needed to confirm findings and enhance understanding of the frontal assessment battery's effectiveness in differentiating cognitive impairments.

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Heredia et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d464f831b076d99fa648f3https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.70011
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