If you are publishing work relating to the ECAS please reference those marked with *.
For publications relating to the use of versions B and/or C, reference those marked with **.
For publications relating to the use of the Remote ECAS, reference those marked with ***.
2023
***Development, reliability, validity, and acceptability of the remote administration of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS)
Gray D, Lesley R, Mayberry EJ, Williams L, McHutchison C, Newton J, Pal S, Chandran S, MacPherson SE, Abrahams S, & MND Consortium. 11 November 2023 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2023.2278512
Neuropsychological impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – frontotemporal spectrum disorder.
Abrahams S. 12th October 2023 in Nature Reviews Neurology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-023-00878-z
Temporal course of cognitive and behavioural changes in motor neuron diseases.
McHutchison CA, Wuu J, McMillan CT, Rademakers R, Statland J, Wu G, Rampersaud E, Myers J, Hernandez JP, Abrahams S, & Benatar M, on behalf of The CReATe Consortium. 12 October 2023 in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-331697
Determining impairment in the Swedish, Polish and German ECAS: The importance of adjusting for age and education.
Finsel J, Winroth I, Ciećwierska K, Helczyk O, Stenberg EA, Häggström AC, Ludolph AC, Uttner I, Semb O, Pilczuk B, Szejko N, Rosentul S, Lulé D, Kuźma-Kozakiewicz M, & Andersen PM. August 2023 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2023.2192248
Validity and reliability measures of the Swedish Karolinska version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS Screen (SK-ECAS)
Foucher J, Winroth I, Lovik A, Sennfalt S, Pereira JB, Fang F, Lule D, Andersen PM, Ingre C. 31 July 2023 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2023.2239857
Development and validation of the Korean version of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS-K).
Lee J, Kim A, Choi SJ, Cho E, Seo J, Oh SI, Jung J, Kim JS, Sung, JJ, Abrahams S, Hong YH. 19th July 2023 in the Journal of Clinical Neurology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2022.0403
2022
Adaptation and norming of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis Screen (ECAS) for three language groups in South Africa
Albertyn CH, Hardy A, Bakker LA, Hlangani M, van der Walt K, Zeilinga B, Thomas KGF, Heckmann JM. 2022 in ALS-FTD.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2022.2030361
2021
A normative study of the Czech Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS): a brief report short report
Fazio R, Soosova N, Bak T, Ruzicka, Bezdicek. 18 September 2021 in Journal of Clinical Neurology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2021.1978553
Validation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) in behavioural variant Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
De Icaza Valenzuela MM, Bak TH, Thompson HE, Colville S, Pal S, Abrahams S. 13 May 2021 in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5566
2020
A comparison of the Greek ACE-III, M-ACE, ACE-R, MMSE and ECAS in the assessment and identification of Alzheimer’s Disease
Kourtesis P, Margioti E, Demenegae C, Christidi F, Abrahams S. 21 April 2020 in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617720000314
Relationship between neuropsychiatric disorders and cognitive and behavioural change in MND
McHutchison CA, Leighton DJ, McIntosh A, Cleary E, Warner J, Porteous M, Chandran S, Pal S, Abrahams S. 31 March 2020 in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-321737
Improved detection of RNA foci in C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis post-mortem tissue using BaseScope shows a lack of association with cognitive dysfunction
Mehta AR, Bhuvaneish TS, Barton SK, McDade K, Abrahams S, Chandran S, Smith C, Gregory JM. 31 January 2020 in Brain Communications.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaa009
2019
The clinical impact of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) and neuropsychological intervention in routine ALS care
Hodgins F, Mulhern S, Abrahams S. 15 October 2019 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2019.1674874
Executive, language and fluency dysfunction are markers of localised TDP-43 cerebral pathology in non-demented ALS
Gregory JM, McDade K, Bak TH, Pal S, Chandran S, Smith C, Abrahams S. 12 September 2019 in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-320807
The Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen: Sensitivity in Differentiating between ALS and Alzheimer’s Disease in a Greek Population
Kourtesis P, Christidi F, Margioti E, Demenega C, Abrahams S. 30 August 2019 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2019.1655059
Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen (ECAS) in Norway: Protocol for validation and a prospective cohort study
Taule T, Morland AS, Renså MA, Aßmus J, Tysnes O, Rekand T. 01 June 2019 in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. Vol 14, p. 100347.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100347
2018
The Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS screen: relationship to age, education, IQ and the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-III
De Icaza Valenzuela M, Bak T, Pal S, Abrahams S. 29 October 2018 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2018.1491601
ALS-specific cognitive and behavior changes associated with advancing disease stage in ALS
Crockford C, Newton J, Lonergan K, Chiwera T, Booth T, Chandran S, Colville S, Heverin M, Mays I, Pal S, Pender N, Pinto-Grau M, Radakovic R, Shaw C, Stephenson L, Swingler R, Vajda A, Al-Chalabi A, Hardiman O, Abrahams S. September 2018 in Neurology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006317
Factors influencing implementation of cognitive and behavioural screening in motor neurone disease.
Hodgins F, Bell S, Abrahams S. July 2018 in British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. Vol 14, Issue 3, p. 115-119.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2018.14.3.115
Sensitivity and Specificity of the ECAS in Parkinson’s Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Foley J, Niven E, Paget A, Bhatia K, Farmer S, Jarman P, Limousin P, Warner T, Morris H, Bak T, Abrahams S, Cipolotti L. 09 May 2018 in Parkinson’s Disease. Vol 2018, p. 1-8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2426012
2017
**ECAS A-B-C: alternate forms of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen
Crockford C, Kleynhans M, Wilton E, Radakovic R, Newton J, Niven E, Al-Chalabi A, Hardiman O, Bak TH, Abrahams S. 05 Dec 2017 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2017.1407793
Measuring reliable change in cognition using the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen.
Crockford C, Newton J, Lonergan K, Madden C, Mays I, O’Sullivan M, Costello E, Pinto-Grau M, Vajda A, Heverin M, Pender N, Al-Chalabi A, Hardiman O & Abrahams S. 07 Dec 2017 in: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2017.1407794
Spanish adaptation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen (ECAS).
Mora JS, Salas T, Camino Fernandez M, Rodriguez-Castillo V, Marin S, Chaverri D & Rodriguez-Santos F. 06 Dec 2017 in : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2017.1406952
Clinicians’ attitudes towards cognitive and behavioural screening in motor neurone disease.
Crockford C, Stockton C & Abrahams S. 14 Jul 2017 In : British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 13, 3, p. 116-123.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2017.13.3.116
A first approach to a neuropsychological screening tool using eye-tracking for bedside cognitive testing based on the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen.
Keller J, Krimly A, Bauer L, Schulenburg S, Böhm S, Aho-Özhan H E A, Uttner I, Gorges M, Kassubek J, Pinkhardt E H, Abrahams S, Ludolph A C & Lulé D. 19 Apr 2017 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-8.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2017.1313869
Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS)-Italian version: regression based norms and equivalent scores
Siciliano M, Trojano L, Trojsi F, Greco R, Santoro M, Basile G, Piscopo F, D’Iorio A, Patrone M, Femiano C, Monsurr
2016
The validation of the Italian Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS).
Poletti, B., Solca F, Carelli L, Madotto F, Lafronza A, Faini A, Monti A, Zago S, Calini D, Tiloca C, Doretti A, Verde F, Ratti A, Ticozzi N, Abrahams S & Silani V 24 May 2016 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-10
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2016.1183679
Age and education-matched cut-off scores for the revised German/Swiss-German version of ECAS.
Loose, M., Burkhardt, C., Aho-özhan, H., Keller, J., Abdulla, S., Böhm, S., Kollewe, K., Uttner, I., Abrahams, S., Petri, S., Weber, M., Ludolph, A. C. & Lulé, D. 30 Mar 2016 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2016.1162814
2015
*Validation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen (ECAS): A cognitive tool for motor disorders.
Niven E, Newton J, Foley J, Colville S, Swingler R. Chandran S, Bak T H & Abrahams S. Jun 2015 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 16, 3-4, p. 172-179
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2015.1030430
The Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen: A cross-sectional comparison of established screening tools in a German-Swiss population.
Lulé D, Burkhardt C, Abdulla S, Böhm S, Kollewe K, Uttner I, Abrahams S, Bak T H, Petri S, Weber M & Ludolph A C. 8 Oct 2014 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. p. 1-8
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2014.959451
*Screening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS.
Abrahams S, Newton J, Niven E, Foley J & Bak T H Mar 2014 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 15, 1-2, p. 9-14
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2013.805784
2013
ALS, cognition and the clinic.
Abrahams, S. 15 Jan 2013 In : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 14, p. 3-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/21678421.2013.760149