Ageism and Neuropsychological Tests [PDF]
, 2018 The performance of older adults on neuropsychological (and cognitive) assessment tests can set the perspective on the capabilities of this population in general, hence contributing to ageism. These tests are administered with two implicit assumptions: (a) the tests are a valid gauge of performance in older adults and (b) cognitive abilities decline in ...
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Neuropsychological Tests in Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction: Methods and Applications. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2021 Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a neurological complication that relatively frequently occurs in older people after anesthesia/surgery, with varying durations and significant differences in the severity of cognitive impairment.
Liu J +6 more
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How do we measure attention? Using factor analysis to establish construct validity of neuropsychological tests. [PDF]
Cogn Res Princ Implic, 2021 We investigated whether standardized neuropsychological tests and experimental cognitive paradigms measure the same cognitive faculties. Specifically, do neuropsychological tests commonly used to assess attention measure the same construct as attention ...
Treviño M +7 more
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Machine learning-based cognitive impairment classification with optimal combination of neuropsychological tests. [PDF]
Alzheimers Dement (N Y), 2020 An extensive battery of neuropsychological tests is currently used to classify individuals as healthy (HV), mild cognitively impaired (MCI), and with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Gupta A, Kahali B.
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Qualitative and quantitative aspects of the F-A-S fluency test in people with aphasia
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2020 . Verbal fluency tests are widely used in neuropsychological assessment. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the performance of aphasic individuals on the phonemic verbal fluency (PVF) test can contribute to a better understanding of cognitive ...
Isabella Linnea Jansson +2 more
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Unimpaired Neuropsychological Performance and Enhanced Memory Recall in Patients with Sbma: A Large Sample Comparative Study. [PDF]
, 2018 Peculiar cognitive profile of patients with SBMA has been described by fragmented literature. Our retrospective study reports the neuropsychological evaluations of a large cohort of patients in order to contribute towards the understanding of this field.
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Associations between Cognition, Gender and Monocyte Activation among HIV Infected Individuals in Nigeria. [PDF]
, 2016 The potential role of gender in the occurrence of HIV-related neurocognitive impairment (NCI) and associations with markers of HIV-related immune activity has not been previously examined.
Abimiku, Alash'le +15 more
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Low myo-inositol and high glutamine levels in brain are associated with neuropsychological deterioration after induced hyperammonemia [PDF]
, 2004 The neuropsychological effect of hyperammonemia is variable. This study tests the hypothesis that the effect of ammonia on the neuropsychological function in patients with cirrhosis is determined by the ability of the brain to buffer ammonia-induced ...
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Does the Cambridge Automated Neuropsychological Test Battery (CANTAB) Distinguish Between Cognitive Domains in Healthy Older Adults? [PDF]
, 2016 The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) is a semiautomated computer interface for assessing cognitive function. We examined whether CANTAB tests measured specific cognitive functions, using established neuropsychological tests as
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2019 Objective: Few independent studies have examined the psychometric properties of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) in older adults, despite growing interest in its use for clinical purposes.
Emmi P Scott, A. Sorrell, A. Benitez
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