The Clinical Value of the Faux Pas Test for Diagnosing Behavioral-Variant Frontotemporal Dementia. (January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Delbeuck, Xavier; Pollet, Marianne; Pasquier, Florence; Bombois, Stéphanie; Moroni, Christine
• Is Part Of: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology. Volume 35:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2022-01
• Subjects: frontotemporal dementia -- behavioral symptoms -- social cognition -- theory of mind -- differential diagnosis -- bipolar disorder; Geriatric neurology -- Periodicals; Geriatric neuropsychiatry -- Periodicals; Geriatric psychiatry -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.97689
• DOI: 10.1177/0891988720964253
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-9887

Abstract

Objective: We studied the clinical value of the faux pas test to diagnose behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia. Methods: The faux pas test was administered to patients referred to a memory clinic in a context of behavioral disturbances. The diagnosis of behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (n = 14) or not (n = 25) was confirmed after a 3 years follow-up. Results: The faux pas test displayed a high sensitivity for behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (.83) however its specificity was only moderate (.64). Conclusions: Our results confirm that the FPT capture's specific cognitive impairments in patients with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia. However, some patients with psychiatric disease or other neurological diseases may also show impaired scores.