The FAB: A frontal assessment battery at bedside
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To the Editor:
I read with interest the article by Dubois et al.1 describing the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB). Frontal systems impairment, and the resultant loss of executive control function, has been a neglected aspect of clinical dementia research.2 The FAB joins a very small cadre of “bedside” measures.
However, it may be misleading to suggest that the Executive Interview (EXIT25) is sensitive to nonexecutive domains …
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[2] I Litvan,et al. The FAB: A frontal assessment battery at bedside , 2000, Neurology.
[3] D. Royall,et al. Dementias That Present With and Without Posterior Cortical Features: An Important Clinical Distinction , 1998, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
[4] D. Royall. Executive Cognitive Impairment: A Novel Perspective on Dementia , 2000, Neuroepidemiology.