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Frontal assessment battery and differential diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease
Slachevsky A, Villalpando JM, Sarazin M, Hahn-Barma V, Pillon B, Dubois B.. Archives of neurology, 2004-07-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Background The different distribution of pathologic features in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) predicts a predominant dysexecutive syndrome in FTD. The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) has previously been validated in diseases associated with a frontal lobe dysfunction. Objective To evaluate the sensitivity of the FAB to differentiate FTD and AD.
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Slachevsky, A., Villalpando, J. M., Sarazin, M., Hahn-Barma, V., Pillon, B., & Dubois, B. (2004). Frontal assessment battery and differential diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease. Archives of neurology. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.61.7.1104
Vancouver
Slachevsky A, Villalpando JM, Sarazin M, Hahn-Barma V, Pillon B, Dubois B. Frontal assessment battery and differential diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease. Archives of neurology. 2004. doi:10.1001/archneur.61.7.1104. PMID: 15262742.
BibTeX
@article{slachevsky2004-15262742,
author = {Slachevsky, A. and Villalpando, J. M. and Sarazin, M. and Hahn-Barma, V. and Pillon, B. and Dubois, B.},
title = {{Frontal assessment battery and differential diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease}},
journal = {Archives of neurology},
year = {2004},
doi = {10.1001/archneur.61.7.1104},
pmid = {15262742},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.61.7.1104}
}
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Key findings
- The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) has previously been validated in diseases associated with a frontal lobe dysfunction.
- Objective To evaluate the sensitivity of the FAB to differentiate FTD and AD.
- Setting Memory Clinic of the Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
- Patients Twenty-six patients with FTD and 64 patients with AD.
Why it matters
The Frontal Assessment Battery was tested in 26 patients with frontotemporal dementia and 64 with Alzheimer's disease to see if it could tell the two apart. This is a diagnostic tool study and says nothing about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Participants64
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 51/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Archives of neurology) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | Archives of Neurology: journal h-index 353 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2004 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 64 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 304 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 12.7 citations a year over 24 year(s) since 2004 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 6.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 7 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 40 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Bruno Dubois: h-index 147 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Inserm: institution h-index 1,988 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 15262742) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 51 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.7.1104
- PubMed: 15262742
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