A novel Arabic tool of cognitive assessment in patients with mild cognitive impairment

INTRODUCTION: Mild cognitive impairment is one of the commonly reported disorders nowadays in old age individuals,it might represent the prodroma of definite dementia.There is a novel Arabic tool now which could help in the evaluation of cognitive functions in these patients. OBJECTIVES: 1-To study the cognitive functions in mild cognitive impairment by a novel Thinc-it tool (Arabic version) 2-To compare between Mini Mental Status Examination ( Standard test) and the novel Thinc-it battery ( Arabic version ) in detection of cognitive dysfunctions in these patients. METHODS: 1. PDQ-5D Subjective Questionnaire; 2. “Spotter” – CRT game; 3. “Symbol Check” – Nback game; 4. “CodeBreaker” – DSST game. 5. Trails – TMT game. RESULTS: The results of Thinc-it (Arabic version) is statistically correlated to the mean score of Mini Mental state Examination,this means this Arabic version is a valid novel tool for assessment of Cognitive dysfunctions . CONCLUSIONS: Arabic version of Thinc-it can be used in cognitive evaluation DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships.