A Registered Cohort Study on Color Discrimination Deficit Associated With Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Color discrimination deficit is a common manifestation of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the pathophysiology of this dysfunction remains poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate color discrimination using the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue test in patients with AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), compared with age-matched control subjects. As a secondary aim, we evaluated whether the outcomes of these visual tests were associated with cognitive.

Inclusion Criteria:All patients underwent extensive clinical examination including thorough neurological and somatic examination by a specialized neurologist or geriatrician and extensive neuropsychological examination by a trained psychologist. AD was diagnosed according to the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria.Exclusion Criteria:We excluded individuals with noncompensated somatic illnesses, a history of a psychiatric disorder, color blindness, ophthalmological pathology, severe cranial trauma, focal neurological signs or magnetic resonance imaging examinations suggestive of cerebrovascular disturbances.