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Cognition

Single task-level, 2SD-based cutoffs for the Italian version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS screen (ECAS)

Barbara Poletti1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edoardo Nicolò Aiello1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Antonino La Tona2 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, ItalyView further author information
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Federica Solca1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Silvia Torre1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Eleonora Colombo1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Alessio Maranzano1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Claudia Morelli1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-958XView further author information
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Alberto Doretti1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Federico Verde1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy;3 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Alessia Monti4 Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Casa di Cura Igea (CCI), Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Agostino Brugnera2 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, ItalyView further author information
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Angelo Compare2 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, ItalyView further author information
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Roberta Ferrucci5 Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milano, Italy;6 Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Sergio Barbieri6 Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Francesca Mameli6 Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Alberto Priori7 Aldo Ravelli Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics, Department of Health Sciences, International Medical School, University of Milan, Milano, Italy;8 ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Gabriella Pravettoni5 Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milano, Italy;9 Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Vincenzo Silani1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy;3 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, ItalyView further author information
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Nicola Ticozzi1 Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy;3 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-7426View further author information
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Pages 709-712 | Received 18 Apr 2023, Accepted 28 May 2023, Published online: 08 Jun 2023

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