Overview
A cognitive screening battery assessing attention, memory, fluency, language, and visuospatial function, useful in differentiating dementia subtypes.
Use cases
Memory clinics, neurology outpatient evaluation, frontotemporal dementia research.
Assessment intelligence
- Score range
- 0 – 100
- Direction
- Higher = better
- Scoring method
- Sum
- Time to score
- ~20 min
Subscales
- Attention0-18
- Memory0-26
- Fluency0-14
- Language0-26
- Visuospatial0-16
Cutoff thresholds & interpretation
| Severity | Threshold | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | ≥88 | No cognitive impairment |
| Suggestive of dementia | <82 | Likely dementia, refer for further workup |
Two cutoffs published: 88 (high sensitivity) and 82 (high specificity).
Editorial notes
High sensitivity for early dementia; supports differentiation of AD vs FTD subtypes.
Available languages
Validation studies (2)
- Validation of the ACE-III in early dementiaHsieh S, Schubert S, et al. · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders · 2013DOI: 10.1159/000351671
- ACE-III in differentiation of AD and FTDBruno D, Schurmann B. · International Psychogeriatrics · 2018DOI: 10.1017/S1041610218000273
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