Cognitive Impairment
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The target population of the screening procedure comprises neurological patients. The presence of cognitive impairment in this patient group is crucial for further diagnostic evaluations and
Sponsors
Uniklinik Köln Neurologie AG Neuropsychologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment at the Department of Neurology and Polyclinic. Patients with subjective and objective cognitive impairments of various aetiologies.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients in whom neurological disorders have been conclusively ruled out. Moderate or severe medical conditions that interfere with the ability to complete the assessment. No subjective or psychometrically demonstrable cognitive impairments; patients with severe dementia (DemTect = 8 points).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic accuracy of the SPOT test for detecting cognitive impairment, measured by the number of correctly identified visual differences and completion time. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Correlation of SPOT performance with established neuropsychological tests (MMST, DemTect, TMT, WAIS-IV Digit Span, TAP visual scanning). -Determination of cut-off values using ROC analysis. -Analysis of SPOT performance across demographic variables (age, sex, education). -Exploratory subgroup analyses (e.g., patients with visuospatial deficits or neglect). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStefanie Jost
Uniklinik Köln Neurologie AG Neuropsychologie
Outcome results
None listed