Utility of the ADAS-Cog as a Cognitive Screening Tool in Older Adults with Epilepsy: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Hermann, B. P.; Kania, J.; Zawar, I.; Reyes, A.; Williams, V. J.; Sarkis, R.; Punia, V. P.; Williams, M.; Ferguson, L.; Arrotta, k.; Busch, R.; Jones, J. E.; McDonald, C.
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Objective: Cognitive impairment is common among older adults with epilepsy, although efficient screening tools suitable for routine use are lacking. Here we examine, for the first time, the utility of the Alzheimers Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) as a screening tool to identify cognitive impairment in older adults with epilepsy. Methods: Participants included 83 adults (ages over 55) with epilepsy from the Brain, Aging, and Cognition in Epilepsy (BrACE) study and 83 age-, sex-, and education-matched cognitively healthy controls from the Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI-3). All completed the ADAS-Cog and a comprehensive neuropsychological battery to identify cognitive phenotypes (intact vs impaired). Performance on individual ADAS-Cog items and the total score was assessed, and diagnostic efficiency statistics were determined. Results: Epilepsy participants (mean age=66.4 years) performed significantly worse across the ADAS-Cog total score and 8 of the 13 individual test items compared to controls. The largest effect sizes were observed on verbal learning and memory tasks, particularly word recall (d=0.87) and delayed word recall (d=1.06). An ADAS-Cog total score of at or exceeding 15 yielded optimal diagnostic efficiency (67.5% accuracy, 68.8% sensitivity, 66.7% specificity) for identifying cognitive impairment. Significance: The ADAS-Cog is sensitive to detecting cognitive impairment in older adults with epilepsy and may represent a scalable screening option in this population. Additional comparative studies in older epilepsy populations are needed to determine the sensitivity of this measure to longitudinal change, cross-cultural applicability, and availability across languages. Plain language summary: Cognitive decline is common among older adults with epilepsy, although sufficient evidence supporting the use of screening tools to identify cognitive impairment in this population is lacking. The ADAS-Cog may be a useful screening option in epilepsy research and clinical care, although additional studies are needed to compare it with other cognitive screening tests and to confirm its applicability for clinical care and across cultures and healthcare settings.
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