Validation of the Argentine version of the Memory Binding Test (MBT) for Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment

FABIAN ROMAN; ITURRY MONICA; ROJAS GALENO; BARCELO ERNESTO; BUSCHKE HERMAN; ALLEGRI RICARDO FRANCISCO

Dementia & Neuropsychologia

Brazilian Society of Neurology

Año: 2016 vol. 10 p. 217 - 226

1980-5764

Background: ?Forgetfulness? is frequent in normal aging and characteristic of the early stages of dementia syndromes. The episodic memory test is central for etecting amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The Memory Binding Test (MBT) is a simple, easy and brief memory test to detect the early stage of episodic memory impairment.Objective: To validate the Argentine version of the MBT in a Latin American population and to estimate the diagnostic accuracy as a tool for early detection of MCI. Methods: 88 subjects (46 healthy controls and 42 patients with amnestic MCI) matched for age and educational level were evaluated by an extensive neuropsychological battery and the memory binding test. Results: A significantly better performance was detected in the control group; all MBT scales were predictive of MCI diagnosis (p